Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 14, 1412005(2025)

Visual Guidance-Based Total Station Automatic Measurement Method

Longfei Zhao, Mengwei Tao, Changshi Xiao*, Yubin Guo, and Menghao Yang
Author Affiliations
  • School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei , China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Visual collaboration identity
    Center positioning process
    Center detection results under different angles
    Connection device structure
    Vision-guided measurement equipment
    Cooperation logo picture
    Calibration result of the measuring point
    Vision-guided measurement flowchart
    Schematic diagram of angle pixel change
    Flowchart of guidance strategy based on angle pixel coefficient
    Guidance process center trajectories. (a) Angle pixel coefficient guidance strateg; (b) angle change guidance strategy
    Vision-guided precision experimental environment
    Schematic diagram of manual measurement
    Automatic measurement error
    Error bar chart of each distance measurement result
    Experimental scenario for measuring efficiency
    • Table 1. Visual guidance accuracy experimental results

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      Table 1. Visual guidance accuracy experimental results

      Distance /mManual measurement result /mAutomatic measurement result /mError /mm
      xyzxyzΔxΔyΔzd
      3032.090613.65030.975732.091013.65040.9763-0.4-0.1-0.60.73
      32.091013.65040.9765-0.4-0.1-0.80.90
      32.090813.65060.9765-0.2-0.3-0.80.88
      32.090713.65090.9775-0.1-0.6-1.81.90
      5044.281319.80321.033444.282519.80241.0321-0.20.61.11.94
      44.281619.80231.0320-0.31.11.11.69
      44.279619.80261.03141.70.62.02.69
      44.281419.79951.0314-0.13.72.04.21
      7061.353827.45461.132461.355827.45291.13211.01.70.33.40
      61.355527.45241.1311-1.52.21.33.06
      61.359027.45631.1316-0.2-1.70.85.53
      61.358227.45651.1329-1.1-1.9-0.54.82
      9080.723337.16221.101680.725837.16361.1060-2.5-1.4-1.45.25
      80.720937.16161.10532.40.61.34.45
      80.726437.1651.1046-3.1-2.81.05.14
      80.724637.1651.1056-1.3-1.7-2.05.05
      110101.389747.11301.0024101.393547.1181.0075-3.8-5.0-5.18.09
      101.393947.11331.0054-4.2-0.3-3.05.17
      101.390947.11791.0070-1.2-4.9-4.66.83
      101.391747.11821.0089-2.0-5.2-6.58.56
    • Table 2. Visual guidance efficiency experimental results

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      Table 2. Visual guidance efficiency experimental results

      Number of pointsMeasurement timeSingle point timeAverage time
      1519613.0713.93
      1523115.40
      2838713.82
      2838413.71
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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Feb. 13, 2025

    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Changshi Xiao (cxiao@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250629

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250629

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