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System for measuring position and/or velocity

US4195425A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 4, 1978
Grant dateApr 1, 1980
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Expiry dateJan 4, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01P3/36
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

System for measuring the relative position and/or velocity of two objects with respect to each other and/or with respect to a common reference system, such as the ground, according to the magnitude and direction thereof, using electro-optical measuring means, the improvement comprising: PA1 (1) producing images of the object to be measured in at least two different spatial positions; PA1 (2) producing A.C. electrical signals of different frequency proportional to the relative movements of these images to at least one optical correlation system; and PA1 (3) evaluating these signals, with the use of the trigonometrical relationships of the perspective imaging, in a computer to determine the measured values.

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