Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for identifying transparent and/or mirroring plane candidates from measurement data resulting from scanning an environment by a laser scanner emitting distance measuring light pulses.

Abstract: A system for 3D surveying of an environment by an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has two lidar devices. A reference unit has a first and a second marker in a spatially fixed arrangement. An automatic detection of the first marker is carried out for a coordinative measurement by the first lidar device to determine relative position data for providing relative position information of the first marker with respect to the first lidar device. The relative position data and spatial 3D information is used for an automatic detection and a coordinative measurement of the second marker by the second lidar device. The coordinative measurements are used for a referencing of lidar data of the UGV lidar device and lidar data of the UAV lidar device with respect to a common coordinate system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.

Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.

Abstract: A pose tracking system for continuously determining a pose of a digital video camera while filming a scene at a set of a film or TV production, wherein the system comprises a pose tracking device that comprises 2D cameras configured to provide 2D image data of an environment and at least one time-of-flight camera comprising a sensor array and one or more laser emitters, wherein the pose tracking device is attached to or configured to be attached to the digital video camera so that the ToF camera is oriented to capture 3D point-cloud data of the scene filmed by the digital video camera, wherein the pose tracking device comprises a localization unit.

Abstract: A system for 3D surveying of an environment by an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has two lidar devices. A reference unit has a first and a second marker in a spatially fixed arrangement. An automatic detection of the first marker is carried out for a coordinative measurement by the first lidar device to determine relative position data for providing relative position information of the first marker with respect to the first lidar device. The relative position data and spatial 3D information is used for an automatic detection and a coordinative measurement of the second marker by the second lidar device. The coordinative measurements are used for a referencing of lidar data of the UGV lidar device and lidar data of the UAV lidar device with respect to a common coordinate system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method for identifying transparent and/or mirroring plane candidates from measurement data resulting from scanning an environment by a laser scanner emitting distance measuring light pulses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented UAV control method comprising, in a target selection mode, the steps of displaying on a touch sensitive display a 3D-view of an environment of a UAV; Overlaying a moveable target indicating symbol to the 3D-view of the environment, wherein the target indicating symbol is moveable in the 3D-view by a touch input; While moving the target indicating symbol, continuously determining a location of the target indicating symbol in the 3D-view and dynamically changing the appearance of the target indicating symbol such that it creates the impression of being displayed in an orientation matching the orientation of a face over which the target indicating symbol is located wherein the orientation of the respective face is derived from stored 3D-data or from the 3D-view; And selecting a target based on the location of the target indicating symbol.