Apparatus for the spatial orientation and manipulation of a game ball
US5632205A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S101/36
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for the spatial orientation of a spherical object comprising a camera for gathering an image of the spherical object and its spatial orientation, a computer communicating with the camera for processing the image and for computing a required spatial rotation to bring the spherical object into a desired spatial orientation, and motors communicating with the computer for rotating the spherical object to a desired orientation without substantially moving the center of the spherical object.
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