Patent · US Expired

Generation of contiguous data files of three-dimensional information

US4259589A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1979
Grant dateMar 31, 1981
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Expiry dateJul 20, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C11/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The method of generating data for files containing information regarding three-dimensional surface configurations, involving selective compilation of area data through use of projected rays of differing orientation, recording of the radiation patterns produced by these rays on the surface, and correlation of records from overlapping fields of view to meld information from contiguous areas into a continuous data bank.

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