Determining the position of a moving object
US6081370A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining a position of a microscope (1) in space is disclosed. In image detecting unit (3) is fixed to the microscope. In an operating state, the image detecting unit detects a field of view of the microscope from an angle to an optical axis (2) and is connected to a computer which is equipped with an image recognition program and with comparison data for determination of the position of the microscope with respect to the field of view.
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