After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand and implement basic concepts of calibration of space-continuous measuring sensors like laser trackers and terrestrial laser scanners. Furthermore, they are able to approximate regular geometries (quadrics) and free-form geometries (especially splines and B-splines) on the basis of point clouds using own written programs. They are aware of the possibilities and limitations of using terrestrial laser scanning for deformation measurement.

Calibration and testing of laser trackers and terrestrial laser scanners

Use of the Gauss-Helmert model for form determination

Approximation of quadrics

Approximation of free-form surfaces

Areal deformation analysis based on point clouds from terrestrial laser scanners

- Slides

- Programming with MatLab or Python

- Usage of commercial software like Spatial Analyzer

- Regular attendance at the course is a prerequisite for positive assessment.

- Elaboration of the shape determination with the Gauss-Helmert model (50%)

- Elaboration of the shape determination of free-form surfaces (50%)