An apparatus and method to scan and collect data relative to the position of a moving object. The method includes the calibration, equations, and algorithm needed to compute the surface coordinates of an object. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes two light sources and four area array...http://www.google.de/patents/US6974964?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6974964 - Method and apparatus for three-dimensional surface scanning and measurement of a moving object