Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional image of an object, comprising receiving a set of input point cloud data from an imaging system, the set of input point cloud data comprising two or more input point clouds, determining, for each point in the respective input point clouds, a value of a quality parameter that reflects a degree of uncertainty in the three dimensional coordinates as specified for that point, generating an output point cloud for generating a three-dimensional representation of the object surface, wherein, for each point in the output point cloud, the coordinates of the respective point are computed based on the coordinate values of the points in the input point clouds, wherein the extent to which the coordinate values in the respective input point clouds are taken into consideration in the computation is determined based on the values of the quality parameter associated with those respective points.

Abstract: A method for processing data captured by an inspection device during inspection of a building or structure, the method comprising: receiving sets of inspection data captured by one or more inspection sensors onboard the inspection device, each set of inspection data being captured from a different region of the building or structure and being suitable for evaluating the condition of the building or structure in the respective region, each set of inspection data being captured at a respective point in time as the inspection device maneuvers relative to the building or structure; receiving sets of 3D data of the inspection device's surroundings, each set of 3D data being captured by one or more depth sensors onboard the inspection device at a respective point in time, wherein each set of 3D data comprises information indicating a distance of the device from one or more surfaces of the building or structure at the time of capture of the set of 3D data; combining the sets of 3D data to obtain a 3D map of the d

Abstract: A method for determining one or more groups of exposure settings to use in a 3D image acquisition process carried out with an imaging system, the 3D image acquisition process comprising capturing one or more sets of image data on the image sensor using the respective groups of exposure settings, wherein the one or more sets of image data are such as to allow the generation of one or more 3D point clouds defining the three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface(s) of one or more objects being imaged, each group of exposure settings specifying a value for one or more parameters of the imaging system, wherein the method comprises identifying one or more candidate groups of exposure settings and selecting from the candidate groups of exposure settings, one or more groups of exposure settings that satisfy one or more optimization criteria.

Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional image of an object, comprising receiving a set of input point cloud data from an imaging system, the set of input point cloud data comprising two or more input point clouds, determining, for each point in the respective input point clouds, a value of a quality parameter that reflects a degree of uncertainty in the three dimensional coordinates as specified for that point, generating an output point cloud for generating a three-dimensional representation of the object surface, wherein, for each point in the output point cloud, the coordinates of the respective point are computed based on the coordinate values of the points in the input point clouds, wherein the extent to which the coordinate values in the respective input point clouds are taken into consideration in the computation is determined based on the values of the quality parameter associated with those respective points.