Automated processes in digital photogrammetric calibration, orientation, and triangulation

Recent innovations in digital close-range photogrammetric systems for indus trial applications have made possible a high level of automation within the 3D coordinate measurement process. This paper reviews innovations in autom ation for off-line vision metrology (VM) systems and discusses their operat ional impact. Concepts such as coded targets, exterior orientation devices, and robust solutions to the multi-image target point correspondence proble m are illustrated through reference to a VM system capable of dimensional m easurement accuracies of close to 1:200,000. (C) 1998 Academic Press.