Navigation system including optical and non-optical sensors
US9008757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/47
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods that utilize optical sensors and non-optical sensors to determine the position and/or orientation of objects. A navigation system includes an optical sensor for receiving optical signals from markers and a non-optical sensor, such as a gyroscope, for generating non-optical data. A navigation computer determines positions and/or orientations of objects based on optical and non-optical data.
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