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Apparatus and method for position determination

US8833170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Franz Dirauf · Ebensfeld, DE
Hendrik Faustmann · Coburg, DE
Gerhard Lindner · Coburg, DE
Michael Muench · Coburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 6, 2010
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG21K1/046
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for determining a distance includes a converter element that generates n acoustic surface wave, a surface that feeds over at least part of the acoustic surface wave to a surface having a reflection point, and a processor that determines a distance between the apparatus and the reflection point from the propagation time of the acoustic surface wave. The converter element registers the acoustic surface wave reflected at the reflection point.

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