The invention relates to connection of corresponding points measured by a computer
vision system. The points are indicated by an illuminator (LASER), by means of
which several points can be illuminated on the surface of the object at the same
time. A camera system (CAM1, CAM2) measures the positions of the
points. Using a data system (DTE), projection images are generated from a three-dimensional
model of the object, in which images the positions of the points are calculated.
To locate the actual point in the image perceived by the cameras, a search is performed
in an area in the neighborhood of coordinates calculated from the point in the
projection image. The point thus located can be connected to the perceptions of
the other cameras by the aid of the projection images. After the corresponding
points have been found, the actual three-dimensional coordinates of the measured
point are calculated.