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20080201101 | Auto-Referenced System and Apparatus for Three-Dimensional Scanning - A system, apparatus and method for three-dimensional scanning and digitization of the surface geometry of objects are claimed. The system comprises a hand-held apparatus that is auto-referenced. The system is auto-referenced since it does not need any positioning device to provide the 6 degree of freedom transformations that are necessary to integrate 3D measurements in a global coordinate system while the apparatus is manipulated to scan the surface. The system continuously calculates its own position and orientation from the reflection of a projected laser pattern on an object's surface and 2D positioning features originating from the observation of target positioning features. Using the described system, it is possible to simultaneously build and match a 3D representation of the positioning features while accumulating the 3D surface points describing the surface geometry. | 08-21-2008 |
20080228438 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING AND TRACKING A SPATIAL POINT - The present invention relates to a method of recognizing and tracking a spatial point, and more particularly to a method of using a point light source and a spatial point recognition device to measure the coordinates of the point light source and the coordinates of the convergent point of the spatial point recognition device based on the principle of parallax of human eyes, as as to achieve the purpose of recognizing the position of a spatial point. Further, the spatial point recognition device is capable of moving the convergent point, such that the coordinates of the convergent point are superimposed onto the coordinates of the point light source, so as to achieve the purpose of tracking a spatial point automatically. At the same time, the spatial point recognition device can also receive the coordinates of a new convergent point to reset the position of the convergent point, so as to achieve the purpose of resetting the convergent point. | 09-18-2008 |
20080243428 | System to test electronic part and method of controlling the same - Disclosed herein are a system to test an electronic part and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of automatically detecting a position of a socket according to a variation in a position of the socket to efficiently test the electronic part. The system to test an electronic part using a robot to automatically test the electronic part includes: a distance measuring unit measuring a distance between a socket mounted on a substrate to test the electronic part and a reference block to provide a reference position; a position measuring unit detecting positional information of the reference block; and a controller calculating positional information of the socket using the measured distance between the socket and the reference block on the basis of the detected positional information of the reference block and controlling the robot using the calculated positional information of the socket. | 10-02-2008 |
20080249737 | OSCILLATING SCANNING PROBE WITH CONSTANT CONTACT FORCE - A method for scanning a surface of a workpiece using a scanning probe | 10-09-2008 |
20080275666 | Region-In-Object Measuring System, Computing Device for Measuring a Region-In-Object, Program for Measuring Region-In-Object and Computer Readable Recording Medium on Which the Program Is Recorded - A region-in object measuring system comprises a reference object ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080288207 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PSEUDO-RANDOM PATTERN DESIGNS FOR OPTICAL POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEMS - A method for generating a pseudo-random pattern of dots to be patterned on a surface including the steps of receiving surface input parameters for the surface, selecting dot locations for the pseudo-random pattern of dots for at least a portion of the surface based on the surface input parameters, and outputting coordinates for dot centers based on the dot locations. | 11-20-2008 |
20080300823 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING LARGE COMPONENTS - Methods and systems for fabricating a composite structure are provided. The method includes receiving data representing a portion of a surface of the structure, measuring a surface of the structure, the measured surface corresponding to the received surface wherein the measuring is performed with the structure in a flexed condition, and determining a difference in a first and a second direction between the measured surface and the received surface at areas that correspond to the measured surface. The method also includes determining a difference in a third direction, transmitting to a morphing algorithm the determined differences in the first, second, and third directions, and determining a position in the first, second, and third directions of a point on the surface in the flexed condition that corresponds to a respective point on the received surface when the structure is placed in the nominal condition. | 12-04-2008 |
20080319707 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-AXIS SENSOR ARRAY - A sensor array made up of 2 n piezoelectric oscillators (preferably paired quartz oscillators) is provided in which n equals the number of axes of interest and each one of the pairs of oscillators has a principle axis directed oppositely from the other of its pair. A controller which preferably includes a microprocessor, makes use of the dynamic relationships of the sensors in the array to adaptively assess the magnitude of weighting factors needed to correct the output signal from each oscillator for environmental and systematic effects to provide optimum frequency and phase output for computing position, velocity, and acceleration. Preferably, a seventh reference oscillator is provided in the center of the array which is canted relative to each of the three orthogonal axes by 45°. This adaptive sensor array is capable of determining position within one meter along any of the x, y, and z axes without the need for any external (e.g., GPS) signal. In addition, unlike other sensor systems, it is capable of providing local vertical on a continuous basis. The array can also determine if an object is moving in any translational or rotational direction, within the measurement capabilities of the system. | 12-25-2008 |
20090030647 | System and Method for Using Structured Shapes to Increase Laser Scanner Accuracy - A system and method for determining the rectangular coordinate position of a first object spaced apart from and opposing a second object by placing at least three three-dimensional structures at different known locations on the top surface of the first object and a corresponding number of pulse transceivers at known locations on the bottom surface of the second object, directing a series of pulses having a known speed from each of the transceivers along a path crossing the highest point of a corresponding one of the structures, determining the shortest and second shortest distances travelled by the transmitted pulses and using that data together with other known data to locate edges of the first object and calculate the rectangular coordinate position of the first object with respect to the second object. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030648 | Apparatus and Method of Measuring Workpieces - A method and apparatus for measuring a surface using a surface sensing device mounted on a scanning head on a member of a coordinate positioning apparatus. The coordinate positioning apparatus may be operated to produce relative movement between the scanning head and the surface profile and the scanning head includes a drive for producing rotational movement of the surface sensing probe about one or more axis. A desired measurement profile on the surface which the surface sensing device will track and the desired motion of the orientation of the surface sensing device as the surface' sensing device follows the measurement profile are defined. This data is used to derive the required path of the relative motion between the member of the coordinate positioning apparatus and the surface, such that the surface sensing device prescribes a trajectory along the measurement profile. | 01-29-2009 |
20090043533 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED PLY BOUNDARY AND ORIENTATION INSPECTION - A method for determining the positional laydown accuracy of an automated lamination machine during fabrication of a multiple layered part is described. The method includes measuring a position of a placement head of the lamination machine in a coordinate system, determining a location of a ply edge with respect to the placement head, transforming the location of the ply edge into the coordinate system, based on the measured head position, transforming the location of the ply edge from the coordinate system into a second coordinate system that is associated with the part being fabricated, and comparing actual ply edge location in the second coordinate system to an expected ply edge location defined in the second coordinate system, the second coordinate system associated with the part being fabricated, to determine the laydown accuracy of the machine. | 02-12-2009 |
20090043534 | Dimensional measurement probe - A probe for measuring the dimensions of objects on a coordinate positioning machine such as a machine tool has a workpiece-contacting stylus | 02-12-2009 |
20090043535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AND OBTAINING POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for scanning and obtaining points of an object is provided. The method includes defining a measuring distance between two points of an object and scanning the measuring distance according to an optimal measuring position. If coordinate values of each of the scanned points are valid, then the method send the obtained coordinate values to an electronic device if the obtained coordinate values are valid. | 02-12-2009 |
20090070065 | POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The position measurement system includes: an image capturing unit capturing first reference points which are three reference points on a plane arranged on a target and whose positional relation with each other is specified, and a second reference point which is a single reference point at a distance away from the plane and whose positional relation with the first reference points is specified; an identifying unit identifying images of the first and second reference points based on the positional relation among the images; and a calculating unit calculating a three-dimensional position and triaxial angles of the target based on the positional relation between the images of the first and second reference points. The calculating unit specifies the plane including the first reference points on the target from the images of the first reference points and a normal direction of the plane according to the image of the second reference point. | 03-12-2009 |
20090076771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING DISCRETE POINTS ON AN UNDER-MEASURED OBJECT - A method for focusing discrete points on an under-measured object is provided. The method includes: (a) receiving an image of the object, selecting measurement points on the image, and obtaining X, Y coordinate values of the measurement points; (b) searching a solid point on the under-measured object according to the X, Y coordinate value of one of the measurement points, wherein the solid point corresponds to the measuring point; (c) emitting a laser light to the solid point for computing a vertical distance “h” between the laser aid and the solid point; (d) computing a Z coordinate value of the measurement point according to the “h”; repeating step (b) to step (d) until all the Z coordinate values of the measurement points have been computed; and (e) focusing the solid points according to the X, Y and Z coordinate values of the measurement points. A related system is also provided. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082992 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS OF POINTS TO BE MEASURED - A position determination method for a set of new points to be surveyed, using a geodetic device and reference points whose positions in an absolute coordinate system are known. The position determination is effected by referencing the new points relative to a set of reference points and measurement of the reference points and of the new points in a relative coordinate system for referencing by the geodetic device—relative measured quantities being registered. Furthermore, the new points and the reference points are updated by successive addition in each case of the measured new points and reference points to the set of new points and set of reference points, respectively, and updating the position determination of the new points taking into account all of the respective actual reference points is effected if a specified minimum coefficient of determination for the referencing is ensured by the actual set of reference points. | 03-26-2009 |
20090099812 | Method and Apparatus for Position-Context Based Actions - A method and apparatus for utilizing acceleration data to identify an orientation of a mobile device. The orientation of the mobile device used to perform position-context dependent actions. | 04-16-2009 |
20090138231 | INSPECTION ARTIFACTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSING MULTI-MODALITY INSPECTION DATA - An inspection artifact includes a central portion and multiple optical and coordinate measurement machine (CMM) alignment features arranged on the central portion. The optical and CMM alignment features are configured to align the coordinates for an optical or a CMM measurement system to a common coordinate system. Another inspection artifact includes a central portion and multiple computed tomography (CT) alignment features arranged on the central portion. The CT alignment features are configured to align the coordinates for a CT system to a common coordinate system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090171618 | Surveying system - The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying instrument | 07-02-2009 |
20090177438 | Apparatus and method for relocating an articulating-arm coordinate measuring machine - A measurement apparatus, system and method for measuring objects which is easily relocatable about the object is described. The system uses an articulated-arm coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and a laser tracker. A retroreflector for use with the laser tracker is located on the arm of the articulated-arm (CMM). A common coordinate frame of reference can be determined for the CMM and the laser tracker so that the CMM can be moved. Also, points hidden from the laser tracker can be measured for example with the CMM. | 07-09-2009 |
20090187373 | PORTABLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED LINE LASER SCANNER - A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187374 | WIRELESS POSITION SENSING IN THREE DIMENSIONS USING ULTRASOUND - According to various embodiments, the invention provides a method for establishing communication between a computer program in a computing system and a controller held in a hand of a user, comprising: capturing image data in a capture area in front of a display, the capturing configured to identify a two-dimensional location of the controller in the capture area; and capturing one-way sound communication between a location proximate to the display and a location at the controller, the sound communication being used to compute a third-dimensional location of the controller in the capture area. | 07-23-2009 |
20090198472 | PROBE STRAIGHTNESS MEASURING METHOD - A probe straightness measuring method includes: placing a measurement jig having a measurement reference surface with a known profile error on a stage surface of an XY stage so that the measurement reference surface is slanted in a moving direction of the XY stage; measuring a displaced position of the measurement piece by a displacement detector of the probe each time the XY stage is moved for a predetermined distance while controlling a driving actuator so that the measurement piece of a probe touches the measurement reference surface at a constant pressure; and calculating a straightness error of a measurement-piece moving mechanism on a basis of a measured position of the measurement piece obtained in the measuring, a nominal position of the measurement piece obtained by a calculation and a slant angle of the measurement reference surface. | 08-06-2009 |
20090210193 | Person location detection apparatus and air conditioner - A person location detecting apparatus according to the present invention includes a light emitting section for radiating a projection light and a TOF method distance image sensor for receiving a reflected light from a room space of the projection light to output distance information in accordance with a distance to an object in the room space from each of a plurality of light receiving sections, and further includes a distance change detecting section for detecting a distance change to the object in the room space based on the distance information from the TOF method distance image sensor and a person distinguishing section for distinguishing a person by specifying a shape of a detected distance change area to detect a direction and distance to the distance change area that is specified as a shape of a person as a location of a person. | 08-20-2009 |
20090222237 | Geographical data collecting device - The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, comprising a distance measuring unit | 09-03-2009 |
20090248353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MOVEMENT OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine is provided. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated, creating an initial model of the image measuring machine. The features comprise parts of a top cover, a lens, a workplace, and a holder of the image measuring machine. The method further includes obtaining a displacement of each part of the image measuring machine, calculating new vertex coordinates of each part, generating the features of the top cover, the lens, the workplace, and the holder according to the new vertex coordinates, so as to create a new model of the image measuring machine, and displaying the new model of the image measuring machine on a display device. | 10-01-2009 |
20090287450 | VISION SYSTEM FOR SCAN PLANNING OF ULTRASONIC INSPECTION - A system and method for the analysis of composite materials. Structured light measurements are used to determine the 3-dimensional shape of an object, which is then analyzed to minimize the number of scans when performing laser ultrasound measurements. | 11-19-2009 |
20090299687 | Reverse engineering disk inspection - A method of inspecting gas turbine engine rotor disks for reverse engineering includes establishing a plurality of datums for providing a local coordinate system, establishing rim face and primary rim slot data, manually verifying coordinate measuring machine probe indexing relative to probe locations on a rotor disk programming coordinate measuring machine probing of the primary rim slot as a function of the manually verified coordinate measuring machine probe indexing along a plurality of scan lines that are substantially parallel to each other, obtaining coordinate measuring machine probing data from coordinate measuring machine probing of a plurality of sample rotor disks, outputting dimension data as a function of average values of coordinate measuring machine probing data for the plurality of sample rotor disks, and outputting tolerance data as a function of dimension data value ranges for the plurality of sample rotor disks. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299688 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL TOOL CENTER POINT - In order to determine a virtual sensor tool center point sensor TCP of a light section sensor, the invention provides that: the sensor TCP is placed in sufficient concordance with a point on a line on a surface a so-called feature of a reference part with a known location; a normal to the surface of the reference part is determined; the Z direction of the sensor is brought in concordance with the normal of the surface of the reference part, and; a defined alignment of the sensor with the line of the feature is determined. | 12-03-2009 |
20100010773 | Sensing System - A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the first plane. The first area is quadrangular and has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary connected in order. The reflective element is disposed at the first boundary and located on the first plane. A second plane of the reflective element which is a reflective plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and mirrors the first area to form a second area. The image sensor sensing the first and the second areas is disposed at a corner at which the third boundary and the fourth boundary intersects and located on the first plane. | 01-14-2010 |
20100042361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AIRCRAFT LOCATION POSITION SYSTEM - A computer implemented method for identifying location information of an unknown point on an aircraft. The unknown point on the aircraft is identified. A plurality of reference points is identified for the aircraft located in a three-dimensional model of the aircraft, wherein the plurality of reference points have known locations described using a three-dimensional coordinate system to form a plurality of identified reference points. The plurality of identified reference points is displayed on a set of images of the aircraft. A measurement of distance to each of the plurality of identified reference points is obtained to form a plurality of measurements in response to displaying the plurality of identified reference points on the set of images. The location information of the unknown point is identified using the plurality of measurements. | 02-18-2010 |
20100094586 | Sensing System - A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the first plane. The first area is quadrangular and has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary connected in order. The reflective element is disposed at the first boundary and located on the first plane. A second plane of the reflective element which is a reflective mirror plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and mirrors the first area to form a second area. The image sensor sensing the first and the second areas is disposed at a corner at which the third boundary and the fourth boundary intersects and located on the first plane. | 04-15-2010 |
20100131234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND MAPPING A SURFACE RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE - A system and method for measuring the displacement of a surface relative to a base reference, as well as for mapping the displacement of the surface relative to the base reference. A laser scanner generates point cloud data in respect of a measure of the spatial orientation of a distal surface relative to a reference point to define a three-dimensional image of the surface. Reference data is stored in respect of the spatial orientation of a base reference relative to the surface. processing means to process said point cloud data and said base reference data to determine the relative displacement of said surface with respect to said base reference. A system comprising: data processing means to obtain point cloud data defining a surface in a co-ordinate system coinciding with a base reference and to generate displacement data in respect of the displacement between each point of said point cloud and a related point of said base reference; comparison means to compare the displacement data against a prescribed threshold; and display means to graphically display the result of the comparison. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138185 | DEVICE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY MEASURING BLOCK AND SYSTEM HAVING THE DEVICE - The 3D measurement device for measuring a block includes: a first sensor for sensing location information of itself; one or more second sensors for measuring relative distances from the block; and an absolute location calculation unit for calculating absolute location values at respective points of the block using the location information sensed by the first sensor and the relative distances measured by the second sensors. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIMENSIONALLY MEASURING BY MEANS OF COORDINATE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - A method and an apparatus for dimensionally measuring parts by means of a coordinate measuring instrument. In order enable measurement of parts that are made of different materials with great accuracy, a computerized tomography sensor is integrated into the coordinate measuring instrument. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153061 | HAND-HELD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE SPATIAL POSITION OF A WORKING POINT OF A MANIPULATOR - According to the present invention a portable hand-held device ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100250185 | Method for detection of gravitational anomalies - A method and system for detecting gravitational anomalies comprises measuring surface structures, measuring gravitational field characteristics, and estimating the effect of the surface structures on the gravitational measurements. The estimations are then used to derive a representation of nearby non visible features such as changes in rock density, voids, or oil and gas deposits. The surface structures may be measured by a video camera, with the video sequence being processed to estimate 3D positions of structures relative to the measurement point. Other methods may be used, such as lidar or acoustic techniques as appropriate. The method may be applied above ground and also has efficacy in borehole and sewer surveying applications. | 09-30-2010 |
20100305899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE ACQUISITION OF INERTIAL SENSOR DATA - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for receiving a plurality of signals generated by a plurality of sensors adapted to detect physical movement of a mobile device with respect to a plurality of coordinate axes. A time at which at least one of the received signals is digitized is delayed to provide an output of digitized versions of the received plurality of signals synchronized with respect to a common point in time. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318322 | Methods and Systems for Locating Targets - A system target location includes one or more sensors operable to determine a location of a target and generate a set of coordinates corresponding to the target. The system further includes a system controller operable to receive one or more sets of coordinates from the one or more sensors, generate a combined estimate of the target location, and validate that each of the sets of coordinates correspond to the same target. | 12-16-2010 |
20100332182 | OPERATION DETERMINING SYSTEM, OPERATION DETERMINING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An operation determining system includes: a position measuring unit that measures a position of a moving object with time; and an operation determining unit that determines that there is an operation of the object in a detection area when an intersecting angle between entering and exiting vectors of the object with respect to the detection area, the intersecting angle being calculated based on the position of the object measured by the position measuring unit, is equal to or higher than a certain value. | 12-30-2010 |
20110040523 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING ERRORS - A method for identifying geometric errors with respect to at least two translational axes and at least one rotational axis of a machine using a control device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: measuring positions of a jig in three-dimensional space using a position measurement sensor, wherein a measurement is carried out when the jig being indexed around the rotational axis by a plurality of angles is located at the positions; approximating a plurality of measured values of the positions measured in the measuring step to a circular arc; and calculating an error in regard to a center position of the rotational axis and/or a tilt error in the rotational axis, and tilt errors in the translational axes, based on the circular arc resulting from the approximating step. | 02-17-2011 |
20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor, measures variations in foot pressure, height and acceleration according to a user's motion, preprocesses signals measured by the sensors, and transmits the preprocessed signals. The information processing terminal analyses the signals received from the footwear for motion recognition, obtains information regarding the user's center of gravity, position within three-dimensional space and feet movements, and provides application services based on the obtained information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110119025 | MANIPULABLE AID FOR DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY - A manipulable aid which is separate and distinct from the probe of a CMM permits a CMM operator to more directly interact with a CMM measurement volume to align a workpiece, configure a measurement path, and/or program a dimensional metrology application. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119026 | PORTABLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED LINE LASER SCANNER - A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible. | 05-19-2011 |
20110131008 | POSITIONING DEVICE WITH EXTENSIBLE CORD AND METHOD - A positioning device includes a computer including a stored design file, such as a CAD file, for positioning a selected portion of the design on a workpiece. In a first embodiment, a base unit houses an extensible cable including a free end for placement by a user at a design point on the workpiece. A turn carriage freely rotates about a turn axis to follow cable movement. In output mode, the user is directed to move the cable free end toward the portion of the design and a cable tensioning motor adjusts the tension in the cable sufficiently to indicate when cable free end is at a distance to the portion of the design. Other embodiments include: a turn carriage servoed motor for rotating the turn carriage to follow the cable; and a pitch carriage and servoed motor for rotating the pitch carriage for following the cable. | 06-02-2011 |
20110144941 | POSITION DETERMINATION BASED ON PROPAGATION DELAY DIFFERENCES OF MULTIPLE SIGNALS RECEIVED AT MULTIPLE SENSORS - Methods and systems to determine at multi-dimensional coordinates of an object based on propagation delay differences of multiple signals received from the object by each of a plurality of sensors. The signals may include optical signals in a human visible spectrum, which may be amplitude modulated with corresponding frequency tones. An envelope may be detected with respect to each of the sensors, and signals within each envelope may be separated. A phase difference of arrival may be determined for each of the signals, based on a difference in propagation delay times of the signal with respect to multiple sensors. The phase differences of arrival may be converted to corresponding distance differences between a corresponding transmitter and the corresponding sensors. A linear distance and a perpendicular offset distance may be determined from a combination the distance differences, a distance between the corresponding transmitters, and a distance between the corresponding sensors. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144942 | METHOD OF USING TELEMETRY TO DETECT AT LEAST ONE SUSPENDED THREADLIKE OBJECT, THE OBJECT LYING IN THE DETECTION FIELD OF A TELEMETER MOUNTED ON BOARD A VEHICLE - A method of detecting at least one suspended threadlike object by telemetry, the object lying in the detection field of a telemeter on board a vehicle. The method wherein in step iii), for each vertical plane taken into consideration, and for each set of at least four candidate points close to the vertical plane in question, using the least squares method to calculate the values of three parameters a, b, and c of a catenary having an equation of the form: | 06-16-2011 |
20110153269 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING NOISE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A method of filtering noise in a three-dimensional position measurement system comprising receiving distance data representative of the respective distances between at least four spatially dispersed known points and an unknown point, performing triangulation calculations to determine at least two solutions to the three dimensional position of the unknown point relative to the known points, calculating a symmetrical bounding surface such as a sphere or cube which just encloses the said solutions, comparing the maximum dimension of the bounding surface with a first predetermined error threshold, and if the maximum dimension is less than the first error threshold, determining the centre position of the bounding surface and outputting the centre position as a noise-filtered position for the unknown point. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING A PROBE TIP - A computing system and method verifies a probe tip of a coordinate measuring machine. The computing system simulates a virtual sphere and calculates coordinates of the center of the virtual sphere. The coordinates of first real contact points of the real sphere is obtained to calculate coordinates of the center of the real sphere and coordinates of the ideal contact points of the real sphere. The computing system obtains coordinates of second real contact points of the real sphere is obtained according to the coordinates of the ideal contact points of the real sphere. The radius of the probe tip is calculated according to the coordinates of second real contact points of the real sphere. The computing system determines if the calculated radius of the probe tip falls in an allowable range. | 06-30-2011 |
20110178763 | USE OF INCLINOMETERS TO IMPROVE RELOCATION OF A PORTABLE ARTICULATED ARM COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A method of relocating a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) from a first location to a second location, wherein the AACMM has, at the first location, a first origin point and a first frame of reference and, at the second location, a second origin point and a second frame of reference, the method including the steps of: measuring an amount of tilt of the portable AACMM along two perpendicular directions, each of which are approximately perpendicular to a gravity vector, with the portable AACMM in each of the first and second locations; measuring a first target and a second target with the portable AACMM in the first location to obtain, in the first frame of reference, a first set of x, y, and z coordinates and a second set of x, y, and z coordinates; measuring the first target and the second target with the portable AACMM in the second location to obtain, in the second frame of reference, a third set of x, y, and z coordinates and a fourth set of x, y, and z coordinates; and finding x, y, and z coordinates of the second origin point with respect to the first frame of reference, wherein the x, y, and z coordinates of the second origin point are found using the first, second, third, and fourth sets of x, y, and z coordinates but without using additional x, y, and z coordinates of a third target measured with the AACMM at the first location and at the second location. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178764 | Portable Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine with Multi-Bus Arm Technology - A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) with multi-bus arm technology that includes a manually positionable articulated arm portion, a measurement device, and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is configured to receive a position signal from the arm portion and to provide data corresponding to a position of the measurement device. The AACMM further includes a probe end, an accessory device, an encoder data bus, and a first device data bus. The encoder data bus is coupled to the arm portion and the electronic circuit, and the encoder data bus is configured to send the position signal to the electronic circuit. The first device data bus is coupled to the accessory device and the electronic circuit. The first device data bus is configured to operate simultaneously with and independently of the encoder data bus for sending accessory device data from the accessory device to the electronic circuit. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178765 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINES - A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) includes a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal, a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM, and an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device. Implementing the portable AACMM includes identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to the first end of the AACMM, determining a data type of the data based upon identification of the source device, performing an action on the data responsive to the data type, and outputting results of performing the action to a destination device. | 07-21-2011 |
20110295552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BEARING COURSE OF TRAFFIC ROUTE - In the method an existing surface of a bearing course ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110307212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WORKPIECE ON MACHINE TOOL - A measuring head attached to a machine tool is swiveled by a predetermined angle. A reference sphere is then measured by the measuring head from a first direction and a second direction. Accordingly, coordinates of a center point of the reference sphere are acquired. First machine coordinates of the measuring head are coordinates when the measuring head measures the center point of the reference sphere from a first direction. Second machine coordinates of the measuring head are coordinates when the measuring head measures the center point of the reference sphere from a second direction. A 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head is acquired, based on the first machine coordinates and the second machine coordinates of the measuring head. Subsequently, the workpiece is measured by the measuring head, by using the 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head. As a result, the 3-dimensional offset of the measuring head is acquired, and thereby the workpiece can be measured by the measuring head because the measurement function intrinsic to the measuring head is effectively used without separately using another measuring instrument. | 12-15-2011 |
20120278034 | ANALYTICAL COMPUTATION OF A GEOMETRIC NORMALIZATION FACTOR FOR TOF-PET - A method, including: determining a line of response for an imaging apparatus, the line of response being defined by respective locations of a pair of detector crystals of the imaging apparatus; defining an array of emission points corresponding to the determined line of response; determining, for each point in the array of emission points corresponding to the line of response, a solid angle subtended by surfaces of the pair of detector crystals that define the line of response; averaging the determined solid angles to generate an average solid angle; determining a depth of interaction factor dependent upon penetration of a gamma ray in the pair of detector crystals of the imaging apparatus; and calculating a geometric corrective factor for the determined line of response by multiplying a reciprocal of the average solid angle by the determined depth of interaction factor. | 11-01-2012 |
20120323525 | LONGITUDE/LATITUDE TEN-DIMENSION XYZ DIGITAL-DISPLAYING SPECTROMETER - A longitude/latitude ten-dimension XYZ digital-displaying spectrometer includes an imaging device combined with the digital-displaying spectrometer to work with a Z axis position processing unit and a coordinate processing unit and arranged in information connection with a plurality of displaying elements to allow of calculation of Z0° in horizontal of East, West, South, North, and the circumference with respect to the horizontal level of the compass through the combination of the imaging device with the processing units and displaying of the angles through the displaying elements, so as to provide an improvement of precise reading of the angles in the ten dimensions. | 12-20-2012 |
20130013251 | CRANE MANEUVERING ASSISTANCE - A system for tracking movable crane components to assist maneuvering the crane within a jobsite includes a computing device having a processor which calculates a 3D geospatial location and orientation of a 3D coordinate system for an upperworks that has an origin chosen along an axis of rotation between the upperworks and a lowerworks. The processor calculates a 3D position of the origin of the upperworks based on local coordinates and transforms the 3D position of the origin of the upperworks from the local coordinates to global 3D coordinates using absolute position sensing data from first and second positioning sensors attached to the crane (for instance on the upperworks and the hook, respectively) and using global 3D coordinates specific to the jobsite where the crane is located. The upperworks 3D coordinate system is useable to determine line segments in the upperworks 3D coordinate system for various movable components. | 01-10-2013 |
20130073253 | STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND OFFSET UPDATE METHOD - A state estimation apparatus has a plurality of sensors including a three-dimensional magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic components. A Kalman filter is used to update a state vector based on an observation residual. The state vector has components representing a plurality of state variables which include a state variable for estimating an offset of the magnetic data. A central point calculation unit assumes that coordinates indicated by a predetermined number of the magnetic data probabilistically distribute in the vicinity of a spherical surface, and calculates a central point of the spherical surface. The Kalman filter updates the state variable for estimating an offset of the magnetic data using the central point of the spherical surface. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING PLANE SIMILARITY - Systems and methods for determining plane similarity are provided. In one embodiment a system comprises a sensor configured to acquire a plurality of frames of data, and a processing unit coupled to the sensor, the processing unit configured to process the plurality of frames of data. The processing unit is further configured to store the plurality of frames of data on at least one memory device, read a first frame of data from the plurality of frames stored on the at least one memory device, and read a second frame of data from the plurality of frames stored on the at least one memory device. Additionally, the processing unit is configured to extract a first plane from the first frame of data, extract a second plane from the second frame of data, and calculate a divergence to measure a similarity between the first plane and the second plane. | 03-28-2013 |
20130116970 | BEACON-BASED GEOLOCATION USING A LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD - A method of performing geolocation of receivers, transmitters, and conductive objects includes detecting, with one or more receivers, magnetic field signals generated by one or more transmitters, with each transmitter including two or more co-located coils that are electrically unstable and unbalanced, and that have a mechanically stable orientation with respect to one another. The magnetic field signals from each of the two or more co-located coils of each of the two or more transmitters are decomposed into individual magnetic field components. A set of invariant scalar values that are independent of orientation of one or more magnetic antennas associated with the one or more receivers are calculated from the individual magnetic field components, and the position of an object is determined using the set of invariant scalar values. | 05-09-2013 |
20130138392 | VIEWPOINT LOCATION COMPUTATION DEVICE - A viewpoint location computation device that computes a viewpoint location of a driver includes: a first estimated viewpoint location computation unit that computes a first estimated viewpoint location based on the angle of the right side-view minor and a driver's seating center plane of the vehicle; a second estimated viewpoint computation unit that computes a second estimated viewpoint location based on the angle of the left side-view minor and the driver's seating center plane of the vehicle; an identical condition determination unit that determines whether the estimated viewpoint locations are identical; and a viewpoint location computation unit that computes the estimated viewpoint location as the viewpoint location of the driver when it is determined that the estimated viewpoint locations are identical, wherein the viewpoint location computation unit computes the viewpoint location based on the estimated viewpoint locations when it is determined that the respective estimated viewpoint locations are not identical. | 05-30-2013 |
20130197860 | Acquisition Channel Geolocation - A method and system are disclosed for providing an estimate of a location of a user receiver device. The method involves emitting, from at least one vehicle, at least one spot beam on Earth; and receiving, with the user receiver device, at least one spot beam. The method further involves calculating, with the user receiver device, the estimate of the location of the user receiver device according to the user receiver device's location within at least one spot beam. Each spot beam contains at least one acquisition signal, which may comprise at least one ring channel. Each ring channel comprises a frame count; a space vehicle identification (SVID); a spot beam identification (ID); and/or X, Y, Z coordinates of the vehicle emitting the spot beam relative to an Earth coordinate system. In one or more embodiments, at least one vehicle may be a satellite and/or a pseudolite. | 08-01-2013 |
20130218518 | AUTOMATED, THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPPABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An automated, 3D mappable environmental sampling system and methods of use is disclosed herein. The method includes routing one or more sensors throughout a facility. The method further includes collecting environmental data on a continuous basis from the one or more sensors at various locations throughout the facility. The method further includes determining whether discrepancies exist between the collected environmental data and acceptable levels of environmental data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226514 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POSITION AND DIRECTION PRECISELY - A system, apparatus, and method for precisely estimating a three-dimensional (3D) position and a direction. The 3D position and direction estimation apparatus may estimate a distance between at least one receiver and at least one transmitter and a direction of a remote device, based on intensity information of a signal measured at the at least one receiver, may sequentially select the minimum number of intensity information for estimating the 3D position and the direction of the remote device, in a descending order of robustness against noise, based on the estimated distance and direction of the remote device, and may precisely estimate the 3D position and the direction of the remote device based on the selected intensity information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130253882 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LOCATION SEARCH SERVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for performing a location search in an electronic device includes estimating a current location of the electronic device, measuring an altitude of the electronic device, searching for an altitude of a topographic feature corresponding to the estimated current location, comparing the searched altitude and the measured altitude to determine whether the electronic device is located at the topographic feature, and determining the current location of the electronic device according to the determination result. | 09-26-2013 |
20130253883 | DIFFRACTION FIELDS FOR GUIDING AN OBJECT TO A TARGET - An object moving towards a target with a velocity can be accurately estimated and targeted based on keeping the object within a field of diffraction, the object being disturbed by effects caused by noise. | 09-26-2013 |
20130282329 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING PRECISION OF MEASUREMENTS USING PROBES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT MACHINES - In compensating precision of measurements using a probe of a measurement machine, a physical ball is provided. Surface of the physical ball is divided into horizontal slices. Points are selected on the slices, and coordinates and vectors of the points are computed. A rotating vector N | 10-24-2013 |
20140019086 | Three-Dimensional Modeling - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for providing information about a home, building, or other structure are presented. In certain aspects, a user may interact with a user device in order for the system to determine various characteristics about the structure. In some arrangements, the characteristics may be relevant to solar power installation. For example, a user may interact with an application executing on the user device to provide another computing system with data allowing the computing system to calculate one or more three-dimensional space locations for a characteristic such as roof size or tilt. The characteristic may be calculated as a function of the locations and a known geometric configuration of a sensor unit in communication with the user device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140074428 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CALIBRATING CENTROID OF COARSE STAGE OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY TOOL - A method for measuring and calibrating a centroid of a coarse stage of a photolithography tool by means of measuring an offset of the centroid relative to a midpoint of the coarse stage is disclosed. The method includes: individually performing closed-loop controls on parameters of the three degrees of freedom X, Y, and Rz of the coarse stage and converting the parameters into coordinates in a coordinate system of the coarse stage ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140095105 | SCALING OF ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE-BASED NAVIGATION SPACE USING INTER-ELECTRODE SPACING - An algorithm to correct and/or scale an electrical current-based coordinate system can include the determination of one or more global transformation or interpolation functions and/or one or more local transformation functions. The global and local transformation functions can be determined by calculating a global metric tensor and a number of local metric tensors. The metric tensors can be calculated based on pre-determined and measured distances between closely-spaced sensors on a catheter. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100814 | MEASURING DEVICE, MEASURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, a measuring device includes a generating unit, an updating unit, and a calculating unit. The generating unit is configured to generate first position and orientation of an observing unit for observing a space containing a target object, an error model indicating a theoretical precision of observation, and three-dimensional shape data of the target object. The updating unit is configured to update space information that indicates a probability of the presence of the target object at each coordinate within the space, using the first position and the three-dimensional shape data. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a measurement quality increment for second position and orientation of a search area within the space using the error model and the space information, and set third position and orientation for which the calculated measurement quality increment satisfies a predetermined condition as new position and orientation, respectively. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100815 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT - A global spatial modeling system and architecture are provided. Each of a plurality of georeferenced boxels provides a whole number georeferenced representation of a location on earth. Each georeferenced boxel has a latitude component, a longitude component, and an altitude component, and can be represented by 10-characters using base64 en coding. A plurality of building element components each represent space or equipment in a building, each building element component being associated with one of the plurality of georeferenced boxels. In an implementation, a method is provided of converting a two-dimensional (2D) building model to a three-dimensional (3D) georeferenced building model. In another implementation, a method is provided to creating a selectable, or clickable, 2D plan. | 04-10-2014 |
20140163924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ELECTROMAGNET ARRAYS TO DETERMINE 3D RELATIVE POSITION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE CORRESPONDING TO OBJECT - A method for using electromagnet arrays to determine a 3D relative position of an electronic device corresponding to an object is provided. The method includes: providing an object using an electromagnet array composed of a plurality of electromagnets, wherein each electromagnet corresponds to one of a plurality of XY plane position information; sensing, by a magnetic sensor of an electronic device, a magnetic signal generated by the electromagnet array; determining, by a processing unit of the electronic device, the XY plane position information of the electronic device corresponding to the object according to the magnetic signal and the XY plane position information; sensing, by the magnetic sensor, a magnetic variation corresponding to the magnetic signal; and obtaining, by the processing unit, a Z-axis position information of the electronic device corresponding to the object according to the magnetic variation. | 06-12-2014 |
20140214358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL CALIBRATION AND TRACKING - Method and apparatus are provided to determine directional calibration parameters of an object. A method includes: disposing a tracking marker to the object, disposing the object on a calibration tool, rotating the object around its set linear axis while keeping the set linear direction unchanged, determining at least two three-dimensional rotation matrices of the tracking marker via a position tracking apparatus, and using the three-dimensional rotation matrices to determine the directional calibration parameters with the formula of two-point position relationship or rectilinear direction rotation relationship in the three-dimensional space. The action direction of the object is determined based on the determined directional calibration parameters and the current three-dimensional rotation matrix of the tracking marker. Without placing the object in a known direction or determining two points on the direction, the disclosed methods provide convenient ways to determine the directional calibration parameters, and to determine the action direction of the object. | 07-31-2014 |
20140249772 | DYNAMICAL MONITORING AND MODELLING OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A method for providing dynamic state information for a coordinate measuring machine that includes a base, a probe head, a machine structure linking the probe head to the base and a drive mechanism that moves the probe head. A dynamic model with first state variables represents an actual state of physical properties of the coordinate measuring machine. The first state variables are provided in a database and the actual state of the coordinate measuring machine is determined using the dynamic model. The state variables are monitored and, based thereon, the change of the state variables is determined. Updated, second state variables are set regarding the determined change of the first state variables. The dynamic model is updated using the second state variables in place of the first state variables, wherein the actual state of the coordinate measuring machine is calculated based on the second state variables. | 09-04-2014 |
20140303929 | METHOD TO OBTAIN ACCURATE VERTICAL COMPONENT ESTIMATES IN 3D POSITIONING - The method to obtain accurate vertical component estimates in 3D positioning provides a closed-form least-squares solution based on time-difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements for the three-dimensional source location problem. The method provides an extension of an existing closed-form algorithm. The method utilizes the full set of the available TDOA measurements to increase the number of nuisance parameters. These nuisance parameters are range estimates from the source to the sensors, which the method uses for delivering accurate estimates of the vertical component of the source's location, even when quasi-coplanar sensors are employed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303930 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PARAMETERIZING A SENSOR - Sensors in a test bench environment have to be parameterized in advance. This is a complex task that up to now has been performed mostly manually by a test bench engineer. In order to make the parameterization of a sensor ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140358475 | Body Posture Tracking - It is provided a computer-implemented method for performing body posture tracking, comprising the steps of collecting (S | 12-04-2014 |
20150057971 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF AN ARTICULATED STRUCTURE AND OF A SET OF REFERENCE FRAMES OF INTEREST DISPOSED ON SAID STRUCTURE - Parameters characterizing the orientation and the position of each sensor, including at least one accelerometer, are evaluated in the reference frame of each segment, together with the length of each segment, by using predetermined configurations and motions of a structure to which the sensors are attached. This makes it possible to provide a device for capturing the motions of a body with measurements which enables greater reliability of the measurements. | 02-26-2015 |
20150120238 | MONITORING ADJUSTABLE WORKSTATIONS - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of monitoring utilization of an adjustable workstation includes automatically tracking a state of the adjustable workstation over time. The method further includes storing the state of the adjustable workstation over time across multiple selected arrangements of the adjustable workstation. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127297 | MULTIUSE OPTICAL SENSOR - One or more electromagnetic radiation sources, such as a light emitting diode, may emit electromagnetic waves into a volume of space. When an object enters the volume of space, the electromagnetic waves may reflect off the object and strike one or more position sensitive detectors after passing through an imaging optical system such as glass, plastic lens, or a pinhole located at known distances from the sources. Mixed signal electronics may process detected signals at the position sensitive detectors to calculate position information as well as total reflected light intensity, which may be used in medical and other applications. A transparent barrier may separate the sources and detectors from the objects entering the volume of space and reflecting emitted waves. Methods and devices are provided. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134295 | CSM-BASED ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR COLLISION RISK - The present invention relates to a conjunction summary message (CSM)-based analysis system for a collision that includes space debris which moves in space, a user satellite which is operated by a user, a joint space operations center server which receives information collected through a space debris monitoring satellite and radar or an optical camera and calculates orbit information and covariance information about the user satellite and the space debris, and a collision risk analysis server which analyzes a collision risk between the satellite and the space debris based on the orbit information and the covariance information calculated by the joint space operations center server, thereby having effects on improving precise prediction of collision between the satellite and the space debris based on a CSM informing the collision risk between the satellite and the space debris while operating a global space monitoring network, and significantly reducing a total time taken in determining and analyzing a precise orbit of the space debris and making an optimized collision-avoidance maneuver plan, through the effective user interface and system. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142378 | 3-D SCANNING AND POSITIONING INTERFACE - A system and a method for providing an indication about positioning unreliability are described. The system comprises a scanner for scanning a surface geometry of an object and accumulating 3D points for each frame using shape-based positioning; a pose estimator for estimating an estimated pose for the scanner using the 3D points; an unreliable pose detector for determining if the estimated pose has an under constrained positioning and an indication generator for generating an indication that the unreliable pose estimation is detected. In one embodiment, a degree of freedom identifier identifies a problematic degree of freedom in the estimated pose. In one embodiment, a feature point detector detects a reobservable feature point and the pose estimator uses the feature point with the 3D points to estimate the estimated pose and the unreliable pose detector uses the feature point to identify the estimated pose as an unreliable pose estimation. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149113 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POSITION OF MULTI-AXIS TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for transmitting a position of a multi-axis transport system and a method thereof, and provides an apparatus for transmitting a position of a multi-axis transport system capable of providing an accurately detected position of a nondestructive system to a user by converting a sensor signal for measuring a position of the multi-axis transport system into position information (x, y, and z coordinates) which may be matched to the detected position of the nondestructive system and then transmitting the converted position information to the nondestructive system via high speed communication (e.g., Local Area Network (LAN) or Peripheral component Interconnect (PCI)), and a method thereof. | 05-28-2015 |
20150292881 | TARGET DETERMINING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a system for determining the position of a target. The system comprises a device for determining the position of an observer. The system further comprises a range and direction measuring device. The system even further comprises a coordinate determining module. The coordinate determining module is arranged to receive the position of the observer. The coordinate determining module is further arranged to receive information from the range and direction measuring device. The coordinate determining module is even further arranged to determine initial coordinates of the target based on the position of the observer and the received information from the range and direction measuring device. The system further comprises a wearable presentation device. The wearable presentation device is arranged to receive the determined initial coordinates of the target. The wearable presentation device is further arranged to present a geo-referenced three-dimensional map to the observer. The wearable presentation device is even further arranged to receive input from the observer so as to mark a new position of the target on the geo-referenced three-dimensional map. The wearable presentation device is also arranged to determine final coordinates of the target based on the marked new position of the target. The disclosure also relates to a method, a computer program and a computer program product for determining the position of a target. The disclosure also relates to a system, a method, a computer program and a computer program product for targeting. | 10-15-2015 |
20150323305 | OBSERVATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND OBSERVATION SUPPORTING METHOD - An observation supporting apparatus includes a position specifying section which specifies a coordinate point of a moving object detected in a viewing field through once observation. An orbit estimating section calculates an estimate orbit of the moving object in the viewing field based on the specified coordinate points. Data necessary to estimate the position of the moving object out of the viewing field is acquired using the estimate orbit by the orbit estimating section. | 11-12-2015 |
20150336273 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING MOVEMENT OF A POLY-ARTICULATED MASS OBJECT - Movement of a poly-articulated object, having a plurality of segments linked by at least one articulation, is estimated. Inertial measurements are obtained from capture modules that are fixed relative to respective segments, each module having an accelerometer and a gyrometer, with the measurements being expressed in a measurement reference frame that is fixed relative to the respective segment. The measurements are used to determine at least one stress vector external to the object so as to control a physical model of this object representing the object. Kinematic quantities associated with the segments of the object are then estimated using fundamental dynamics principles using the computed stress vector(s). | 11-26-2015 |
20150338214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING UNDESIRABLE ROTATION OF MEDICAL MARKERS - A data processing method for determining rotation by a marker device | 11-26-2015 |
20150355337 | GNSS Mobile Base Station and Data Collector with Electronic Leveling - A GNSS data collection system includes a pole mounted GNSS receiver and inclination sensors. A data collection module provides a data collection graphical user interface (GUI) visible on a hand-held data collector computer. The data collector computer is communicably coupled to the GNSS receiver and receives three-dimensional location data and inclination data for the range pole in real-time. A virtual level component uses the inclination data to display on the GUI real-time tilt information in the form of a virtual bubble level indicator. The inclination data and height of the range pole are used to calculate and display horizontal distance and direction to level the GNSS receiver, using: | 12-10-2015 |
20150369598 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A DEVICE WHICH IS MOVED IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method of location of a device comprises providing a map containing several distinct zones, each distinct zone being associated with a displacement law from among a set of several different displacement laws. The displacement law associated with a zone making it possible to estimate more precisely, on the basis of the same measurements received, the direction and the amplitude of the displacement of the device when the latter is situated inside the zone than if any one of the other displacement laws of the set were used. The method also includes an operation of identifying the zone inside which a particle is situated, and then, an operation of using, for the updating of the coordinates of the particle, of just the displacement law associated with the zone identified during the identification operation. | 12-24-2015 |
20150369599 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A DEVICE WHICH IS MOVED IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method of location of a device includes the provision of a map containing at least one zone with favored direction of displacement associated with a favored direction of displacement. The method includes an operation of detecting the presence of a particle inside the zone. If the particle is detected as being present inside the zone, an operation of increasing a weight of the particle if the angular deviation between the direction of displacement of the particle from a position P | 12-24-2015 |
20150369958 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A DEVICE WHICH IS MOVED IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method of location of a device includes a displacement law containing a corrective factor of a bias combined by an arithmetical operation with a measured variable, and particles, each particle being associated with a current value of the corrective factor. The current value of the corrective factor being constructed at each iteration on the basis of a previous current value of the corrective factor, computed during a previous iteration, to which is added a random variable drawn according to a predefined probability law. The current values of various particles are initialized, before the first iteration, to various initial values, and during each iteration, for each particle whose coordinates are updated with the aid of this displacement law, the value of the corrective factor in the displacement law is taken equal to this corrective factor's current value associated with the particle. | 12-24-2015 |
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