@inproceedings{PB-VRVis-2018-042,
author = {Klug, Christoph and Arth, Clemens and Schmalstieg, Dieter and Gloor, Thomas},
title = {Semi-Automatic Registration of a Robotic Total Station and a CAD Model Without Control Points},
year = {2018},
booktitle = {IECON Proc. (Industrial Electron. Conf.)},
editor = {N.N.},
url = {https://www.vrvis.at/publications/PB-VRVis-2018-042},
abstract = {Abstract: Performing accurate measurements on non-planar  targets using a robotic total station in reflectorless mode is  prone to errors. Besides requiring a fully reflected laser beam  of the electronic distance meter, a proper orientation of the  pan-tilt unit is required for each individual accurate 3D point  measurement. Dominant physical 3D structures like corners and  edges often do not fulfill these requirements and are not  directly measurable. In this work, three algorithms and user  interfaces are evaluated through simulation and physical  measurements for simple and efficient construction-side  measurement correction of systematic errors. We incorporate  additional measurements close to the non-measurable target, and  our approach does not require any post-processing of  single-point measurements. Our experimental results prove that  the systematic error can be lowered by almost an order of  magnitude by using support geometries, i.e. incorporating a 3D  point, a 3D line or a 3D plane as additional measurements.},
}