Method and apparatus for mapping three-dimensional features
US6590640B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/483
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention disclosed herein provides a three-dimensional mapping apparatus that has a signal emitter to deliver a signal to a target having at least one attribute. The attribute may be a vertical face, a fissure, an overhang or outcrop. The mapping apparatus may also have a signal receiver to receive the signal reflected by the attribute. A signal processor may calculate a coordinate of the attribute relative to a global coordinate.
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