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Method and device for determining the relative position, velocity and/or acceleration of a body

US8037759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg · DE

Inventors

Christian Peters · Mountain View, US
Alexander Buhmann · Reutlingen, DE
Yiannos Manoli · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2006
Grant date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01P15/18
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method for determining the relative position, velocity, acceleration, and/or the rotation center of a body displaceable in a three dimensional space, at least twelve linear acceleration sensors are provided and in each case arranged on a position which is stationarily fixed with respect to the body. At least one acceleration measurement signal is captured by the linear acceleration sensors. A position, velocity, acceleration, and/or rotation center signal is generated for the body from the acceleration measurement signal and data describing the position and orientation of the linear acceleration sensors in the body-fixed coordinate system.

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