Geodetic device and a method for determining a characteristic of the device

US9194698B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Trimble Jena GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Michael Vogel · Schleifreisen, DE
• Andreas Glimm · Weimar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 21, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 24, 2015
• Expiry date: May 26, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01C25/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A geodetic device comprises three device components, two axes of rotation, and two angle sensors such that the device components are rotatable with respect to each other and their rotational positions are determinable, and an inclination sensor system. A method for determining a characteristic of the device comprises an alignment of the second device component with respect to the first device component into a plurality of different rotational positions, whereby in each rotational position of the plurality of rotational positions a measurement value is determined from the first angle sensor, a measurement value is determined from the second angle sensor, and a measurement value is determined for the orientation of the inclination sensor system.