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Method and device for determining the position of a sensor

US8213003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

STEINBICHLER OPTOTECHNIK GMBH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Mayer · Kolbermoor, DE
Thomas Nasswetter · Raubling, DE
Marcus Steinbichler · Neubeuern, DE
Andreas Weber · Salzburg, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2009
Grant date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S5/163
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining the spatial position of a sensor, in which a rough position information initially is determined by rough detection of the position of the sensor, and then the more accurate position of the sensor is obtained by measuring at least three reflectors mounted on the sensor with a laser tracker, wherein the search region of the laser of the laser tracker is limited for the reflectors with reference to the rough position information.

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