Motion capture tracking for nondestructive inspection
US8892252B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/42338
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system that uses optical motion capture hardware for position and orientation tracking of non-destructive inspection (NDI) sensor units. This system can be used to track NDI sensor arrays attached to machine-actuated movement devices, as well as in applications where the NDI sensor array is hand-held. In order to achieve integration with NDI hardware, including proprietary systems commercially available, a data acquisition device and custom software are used to transmit the tracking data from the motion capture system to the NDI scanning system, without requiring modifications to the NDI scanning system.
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