Optical method and device for detecting the movements of a solid in space
US8427537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/73
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The optical method for detecting the orientation of an object in space, the object including a triple of notable and aligned points tied to the said object, whose relative positions are known, the three points defining a first straight line in space, optical detection means making it possible to determine the relative positions in its image plane of the projections of notable points in space, a computer making it possible, by means of the relative positions of the projections in the image plane of the three notable points, and of an identifiable characteristic of an external one of the points of the triples of points, to determine a direction vector of the straight line and of its orientation.
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