3D coordinate measurement based on inverse photogrammetry and fringe analysis

A method based on inverse photogrammetry and fringe analysis is presented for 3D coordinate measurement. Measurement system mainly consists of a micro-camera fixed on one end of a measuring rod, a measuring probe on the other end and a liquid crystal display screen for displaying 2D fringe pattern in the measurement. In the measurement process, the probe contacts the surface of the measured object, and the CCD camera captures the stripes image on displays screen. The coordinates of camera principal point in the world coordinate system may be determined by the phase information carried in the fringe pattern. The coordinate relations between the principal point of the camera and the measuring probe can be determined with a least square optimization technique in camera coordinate system. This method has the advantage of large measurement range, good flexibility, and portable, which is suitable for field measurement. A result of our method is compared with that of the Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), which shows that the measurement accuracy of this method can meet accuracy requirement of the field measurement in large dimension.