Viametris iMS3D, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...VIAMETRIS Koï Center Bd de la Communication 53950 Louverné France iMS3D Operating Guide Version Current iMS3D version Date Document v2 12 iMS3D iMMSv2e December 2017 ...

Page 2: ...TE PREPARATION 16 8 2 OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 16 8 2 1 GENERAL ADVISES ON SCOUT ROLE AND POSITIONING 17 8 2 2 LIGHT CONDITIONS 18 8 2 3 ARCHITECTURAL CONDITIONS 20 8 2 4 DOORS HOW TO HANDLE OPEN CLOSE 22 8 2 5 HOW TO HANDLE BUSY ROOMS FURNITURE STORAGE 23 8 2 6 RAMP UP DOWN 23 8 2 7 HOW TO MOVE THE CART AND TRAJECTORY 25 8 2 8 TRAFFIC ON THE FLOOR 25 8 2 9 STAIRWAYS RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS 26 ...

Page 3: ...iMS3D Indoor Mobile Scanning System Operating Guide Viametris SAS iMS3D Operating Guide Document v2 12 3 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 13 TABLE OF FIGURES 31 ...

Page 4: ...D is a surveying equipment dedicated to indoor jobs and mainly for building areas Indeed the iMS3D has been build and designed for such environment and every sensor mechanics and electronic components has been chosen in order to fit the building measurement requirements 1 2 COMPONENT LISTS Figure 1 Roller frame Figure 2 Mast Frame 1 Figure 3 Mast frame 2 including the handle Figure 4 Processing un...

Page 5: ...rger Figure 8 Embedded Tablet charger this one should be used when scanning Figure 9 MOLEX connector to activate the battery Figure 10 XLR connector used for chargers to be connected to the processing unit 2 MOUNT YOUR SYSTEM 1 Open the boxes and start with the one which contains the kart 2 Put the roller frame on the floor ...

Page 6: ...ct the next Mast frame and screw it using the same method 5 Mount the camera frame on the sensor unit the Ladybug camera gets six 6 different cameras spread on a pentagon Five 5 all around and one 1 on the top THE CAMERA INDEX 0 MUST BE ORIENTED FORWARD 6 Mount the unit on the frame 7 The sensor unit needs to be placed with a 15 degrees angle with respect to the frame ...

Page 7: ... Viametris SAS iMS3D Operating Guide Document v2 12 7 8 Once the sensor unit is placed on the frame turn it sharply to lock the sensor unit on the frame 9 Install the processing unit using by facing the three plastic hooks to the holes in the mast frame ...

Page 8: ... can plug the tablet using the USB3 to Ethernet device and put the tablet on the stand For safety reason VIAMETRIS disconnect the battery molex connector This is a hardware switch which disconnect the battery since this molex is not plugged Then your first start requires you to open the battery compartment under the computer Processing unit and plug the molex to the battery ...

Page 9: ...ile Scanning System Operating Guide Viametris SAS iMS3D Operating Guide Document v2 12 9 3 START SCANNING 1 POWER ON THE SYSTEM FIRST CASE Switch on the system by pressing the Black switch on the processing unit s top ...

Page 10: ...ng Note Then the blue light is flashing every second until the system has properly started Once initialized and ready to go the light is on By switching on the system the computer will beep the profilers will start with LEDs and the camera will have one Green Orange LED on All the iMS3D version with serial number prefix iMMSv2a iMMSv2b iMMSv2c and iMMSv2d are designed without power control board I...

Page 11: ...unch the iMS3D program on the tablet and wait for connection with the embedded computer The System battery level and the free disk space on the embedded computer is displayed 4 It is possible to change the image trigger distance by default the value is 2m meaning that a new image is grabbed every two 2 meters 5 Start the acquisition by clicking the Play button ...

Page 12: ...bed The user can force and is able to trig manually by clicking the camera status light 8 When terminated stop the acquisition and enter a comment if you want to Press enter 4 DATA TRANSFER Once one or several acquisitions have been done it is necessary to export the dataset A window pops up and informs the user to not move the equipment This static position is required during five 5 seconds A win...

Page 13: ...system is able to charge the tablet s battery thanks to an on board charger 6 SWITCH OFF AND BOX STORING 1 Post processing software is dedicated to calculate trajectories and compute 3D point cloud Please refer to the PPiMMS manual to import the AAR file The scan data is recorded on the Processing unit embedded computer It means that the tablet needs to be connected to the system to be able to exp...

Page 14: ...iMS3D Operating Guide Document v2 12 14 On the tablet click on the power button to close it A window will pop up to inform that the embedded computer will shut down From system version above iMMSv2e the user can also switch off the system by pushing on the Push button ...

Page 15: ... button to switch off the blue light flashes until the system is completely off If the user switches off the system from the tablet the blue light of the switch flashes as well Then every component should be removed at the exact inverted order than the one used to mount it The flight cases are designed to store the components in this order ...

Page 16: ...nning area to anticipate your trajectory Open each door to facilitate your scan Lit up each room to ensure a good camera shooting Ensure proper access to all rooms and areas targeted key locks pin locks as well as the room s availability for scanning operations Meetings Further recommendations about scout s role and trajectory are provided in the next section 8 2 8 2 OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS iM...

Page 17: ...e cart Warn staff and visitors of the presence of the scanning operations but they should not change their trajectory if they come across the cart In case the Scout is caught in the scan range it is recommended that he remains still till he finds himself behind the cart and then can resume his activities Kindly explains to site guide or demo attendees to remain behind the cart as their permanent p...

Page 18: ...Figure 13 the scout has to remain out of the front scan range 270 Red is wrong green is OK 8 2 2 LIGHT CONDITIONS Profilers and Cameras imbedded are very sensitive to light Intense sun light exposure When a room is very exposed to direct sun light o If external blinds are available have them shut down see Figure 14 o If only internal blinds or curtains are available leave them opened as they could...

Page 19: ...is recommendations leads to noisy laser measurements Light exposure variations When moving from a corridor with neon light to a dark room with very low light i e no window closet When moving from a normally exposed room to a very bright light environment i e a balcony or a terrace See Figure 16 To avoid under exposed or over exposed pictures it is recommended to pause and take picture manually See...

Page 20: ...ws to be scanned like standard partition walls Long Corridors Long corridors without any noticeable elements no columns no doors no vertical heating pipes no high piece of furniture in the 95 145cm above the ground see Figure 20 and Figure 21 Figure 19 heating pipes and window are within range Figure 20 horizontal heating pipe and windows are out of the range o Such environment without noticeable ...

Page 21: ...iceable elements equipped with Viametris Targets In the other hand a long corridor with some noticeable elements columns doors vertical heating pipes high pieces of furniture within the 95 145 cm vertical scan range doesn t require special attentions apart from the usual precautions about the scout position Vs the cart See Figure 19 and Figure 22 Figure 22 long corridor with noticeable elements wi...

Page 22: ...have to be carefully handled during the scanning operation It is always recommended to slow down the scanning process while entering in a new room especially while stepping through the door step See Figure 23 Failure to do so could reduce the accuracy of the door step measurement which is always considered as a very critical point Figure 23 to be sure to capture all critical door step details it i...

Page 23: ...hide the separation wall and brings flaws in the room map Recommendation Scoot to identify those areas and place shelves content in such a way that the cart can access to the area and that the wall is visible enough from scanning device Figure 26 carton boxes hiding the wall and carton boxes on the cart s way Figure 27 wall has been made visible and the scout has cleaned up the way for the cart 8 ...

Page 24: ...the standards it is not safe to drive the cart on such slopes see section 10 about Safety See Figure 30 If there are no vertical references within vertical scan range 95 145cm while driving the cart in the ramp it is recommended to use Viametris targets positioned in the ramp See Figure 28 Figure 28 Ramp is within standards and there are vertical objects within vertical scan range 95 145 cm Figure...

Page 25: ...o have a large radius when moving into offices Close the loop by having an additional tour on the floor once the detailed tour is performed Figure 31 Detailed rounds in Green the Close Loop round in Blue Figure 32 Detailed rounds in Green the Close Loop round in Blue 8 2 8 TRAFFIC ON THE FLOOR Site staff visitors can still navigate as normally without interfering with the measurement In case there...

Page 26: ...not be scanned See Figure 33 Figure 33 stairways have to be scanned but the cart CANNOT use stairways to go up down 8 2 10 CELLARS AND MANSARD ROOFED ATTICS iMS3D cannot operate if walls are not vertical and if there is no vertical objects within scan range therefore mansard roofed attics and heavily vaulted ceilings cellars cannot be scanned without preparations and specific post treatment Figure...

Page 27: ...n be caused by risk of interferences such as Person or group of persons that will be in the lidar range hence generating noises Doors which require to be open Light to be switch on See other chapters of this Operational Guide to see which occasions can request to interrupt the scan operations In general it is better to select pause if stop is selected then the 2 output projects will require to be ...

Page 28: ... humid environment i e moisture generated by construction liquid spilled on the floor as the overall system is not waterproof It is not safe to operate in dusty environment It is not safe to stand or climb on the cart All other standard Safety recommendations apply to the usage of the iMS3D system Cart s wheels are equipped with inflatable tires which requires standard usage precautions About the ...

Page 29: ...y exposed rooms Identify major light changes situation With elements that can be used as objects Brief Scout not in the laser range Without elements prepare targets Prepare Targets Prepare rolls of paper and tape to hide them while scanning Locate Close the loop Keys PIN locks or badges Check Check if any mansard roof or vaulted ceilings Not in the Laser Range in front of the cart In case in the L...

Page 30: ...with objects to be scaned Uneven floors gravels cables on the floor Prepare trajectory considering unvenen areas 3 2 Inconsistent data or ghosts captured in some areas Scout walking in front of the cart or by the cart side Respect the 270 scaning range and remain behing the scan operator within the 90 behind the cart 4 2 Poor data captured at door steps Not enough data captured when crossing doors...

Page 31: ...e 18 Glass windows to be scanned like standard partition walls 20 Figure 19 heating pipes and window are within range 20 Figure 20 horizontal heating pipe and windows are out of the range 20 Figure 21 Long corridor without vertical noticeable elements equipped with Viametris Targets 21 Figure 22 long corridor with noticeable elements 21 Figure 23 to be sure to capture all critical door step detail...

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