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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110307212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WORKPIECE ON MACHINE TOOL A measuring head attached to a machine tool is swiveled by a predetermined angle. A reference sphere is then measured by the measuring head from a first direction and a second direction. Accordingly, coordinates of a center point of the reference sphere are acquired. Fi... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110295552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BEARING COURSE OF TRAFFIC ROUTE In the method an existing surface of a bearing course (120) of a traffic route is first chosen as the reference level (100), in relation to which the target level (150) of a surface of a bearing course to be formed is determined. After this the form... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110227783 | DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE COORDINATE OF AN OBJECT USING INTERSECTING SURFACES In an embodiment, a coordinate determiner is operable to identify at least first and second surfaces that each approximately intersect an object, and to determine at least two approximate coordinates of the object from the first and second surfaces, where at least one o... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224537 | Multi-field Magnetic Tracking A magnetic tracking system includes a first set of magnetic field generators configured to produce a first magnetic field having a first shape within a three dimensional region and at least a second set of magnetic field generators configured to produce a second magneti... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110191025 | SENSOR UNIT SYSTEM A sensor unit system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the sensor unit comprises a sensor unit comprising a first global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver which is configured for determining a position of the sensor unit in three dimensions. The sensor unit sys... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110178765 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINES A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) includes a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110178763 | USE OF INCLINOMETERS TO IMPROVE RELOCATION OF A PORTABLE ARTICULATED ARM COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE A method of relocating a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) from a first location to a second location, wherein the AACMM has, at the first location, a first origin point and a first frame of reference and, at the second location, a second ori... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110178764 | Portable Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine with Multi-Bus Arm Technology A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) with multi-bus arm technology that includes a manually positionable articulated arm portion, a measurement device, and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is configured to receive a position signa... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110178755 | Portable Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine and Integrated Electronic Data Processing System Implementing a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes receiving a first request to perform a function. The portable AACMM includes a manually positionable articulated arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including a p... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110161046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING A PROBE TIP A computing system and method verifies a probe tip of a coordinate measuring machine. The computing system simulates a virtual sphere and calculates coordinates of the center of the virtual sphere. The coordinates of first real contact points of the real sphere is obtai... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110153269 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING NOISE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM A method of filtering noise in a three-dimensional position measurement system comprising receiving distance data representative of the respective distances between at least four spatially dispersed known points and an unknown point, performing triangulation calculation... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144942 | METHOD OF USING TELEMETRY TO DETECT AT LEAST ONE SUSPENDED THREADLIKE OBJECT, THE OBJECT LYING IN THE DETECTION FIELD OF A TELEMETER MOUNTED ON BOARD A VEHICLE A method of detecting at least one suspended threadlike object by telemetry, the object lying in the detection field of a telemeter on board a vehicle. The method wherein in step iii), for each vertical plane taken into consideration, and for each set of at least four c... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110144941 | POSITION DETERMINATION BASED ON PROPAGATION DELAY DIFFERENCES OF MULTIPLE SIGNALS RECEIVED AT MULTIPLE SENSORS Methods and systems to determine at multi-dimensional coordinates of an object based on propagation delay differences of multiple signals received from the object by each of a plurality of sensors. The signals may include optical signals in a human visible spectrum, whi... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110131008 | POSITIONING DEVICE WITH EXTENSIBLE CORD AND METHOD A positioning device includes a computer including a stored design file, such as a CAD file, for positioning a selected portion of the design on a workpiece. In a first embodiment, a base unit houses an extensible cable including a free end for placement by a user at a ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110119025 | MANIPULABLE AID FOR DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY A manipulable aid which is separate and distinct from the probe of a CMM permits a CMM operator to more directly interact with a CMM measurement volume to align a workpiece, configure a measurement path, and/or program a dimensional metrology application.... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110119026 | PORTABLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED LINE LASER SCANNER A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser s... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height s... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110040523 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING ERRORS A method for identifying geometric errors with respect to at least two translational axes and at least one rotational axis of a machine using a control device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: measuring positions of a jig in three-dimensional space using ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033254 | System And Method Of Locating Relative Positions Of Objects An apparatus and method for performing manufacturing operations using position sensing for robotic arms that efficiently and accurately finds the location of a workpiece or features on a workpiece, with minimal need for adjustments.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110015877 | TOOL PATH DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL First and second screens are set for a tool path display apparatus for displaying a path of the tip of a tool attached to a machine tool. The first screen displays the three-dimensional path of the tip of the tool obtained by synthesizing the position information of the... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100332182 | OPERATION DETERMINING SYSTEM, OPERATION DETERMINING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM An operation determining system includes: a position measuring unit that measures a position of a moving object with time; and an operation determining unit that determines that there is an operation of the object in a detection area when an intersecting angle between e... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100318322 | Methods and Systems for Locating Targets A system target location includes one or more sensors operable to determine a location of a target and generate a set of coordinates corresponding to the target. The system further includes a system controller operable to receive one or more sets of coordinates from the... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100305899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE ACQUISITION OF INERTIAL SENSOR DATA The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for receiving a plurality of signals generated by a plurality of sensors adapted to detect physical movement of a mobile device with respect to a plurality of coordinate axes. A time at which at least on... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100275934 | Magnetic Method and System for Locating A Target The present invention provides an accurate and real-time acquisition and monitoring of three-dimensional location information about a target, in particular a target inside a subject's body during a medical procedure. This is achieved in accordance with the invention by ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100185408 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING POSITIONING DEVICE Embodiments of the present invention provide not only a technical solution for calibrating a positioning device but also a technical solution for characterizing an area of interest in a space. Specifically, there is provided a system, which may comprise: a tag capable o... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100153061 | HAND-HELD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE SPATIAL POSITION OF A WORKING POINT OF A MANIPULATOR According to the present invention a portable hand-held device (1) for detecting the spatial position of a working point of a manipulator, in particular of a robot, comprises handling means (2, 3) for handling the hand-held device by a user, means for dete... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100145653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIMENSIONALLY MEASURING BY MEANS OF COORDINATE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS A method and an apparatus for dimensionally measuring parts by means of a coordinate measuring instrument. In order enable measurement of parts that are made of different materials with great accuracy, a computerized tomography sensor is integrated into the coordinate m... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100138185 | DEVICE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY MEASURING BLOCK AND SYSTEM HAVING THE DEVICE The 3D measurement device for measuring a block includes: a first sensor for sensing location information of itself; one or more second sensors for measuring relative distances from the block; and an absolute location calculation unit for calculating absolute location v... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100131234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND MAPPING A SURFACE RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE A system and method for measuring the displacement of a surface relative to a base reference, as well as for mapping the displacement of the surface relative to the base reference. A laser scanner generates point cloud data in respect of a measure of the spatial orienta... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100094586 | Sensing System A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100042361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AIRCRAFT LOCATION POSITION SYSTEM A computer implemented method for identifying location information of an unknown point on an aircraft. The unknown point on the aircraft is identified. A plurality of reference points is identified for the aircraft located in a three-dimensional model of the aircraft, w... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100010773 | Sensing System A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090313844 | Measuring device with extensible cord and method A measuring device generally comprises a base unit housing an extensible cable; the cable including a free end for placement by a user at a point being measured. The base unit, placed in line of sight of the point, includes: a base; a first carriage rotationally attache... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090299688 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL TOOL CENTER POINT In order to determine a virtual sensor tool center point sensor TCP of a light section sensor, the invention provides that: the sensor TCP is placed in sufficient concordance with a point on a line on a surface a so-called feature of a reference part with a known locati... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090299687 | Reverse engineering disk inspection A method of inspecting gas turbine engine rotor disks for reverse engineering includes establishing a plurality of datums for providing a local coordinate system, establishing rim face and primary rim slot data, manually verifying coordinate measuring machine probe inde... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090287427 | VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING OF ULTRASONIC DATA INTO CAD SPACE A system and method for the analysis of composite materials. Laser ultrasound measurements of composite materials are correlated to the shape and position of the composite article.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090287450 | VISION SYSTEM FOR SCAN PLANNING OF ULTRASONIC INSPECTION A system and method for the analysis of composite materials. Structured light measurements are used to determine the 3-dimensional shape of an object, which is then analyzed to minimize the number of scans when performing laser ultrasound measurements.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090251996 | OBJECT POSITION ESTIMATION A system for determining the position of an object (8) in a space (10) defined by surfaces (11, 12) comprises at least a first transducer (1), a second transducer (2) and a processing device. The transducers are arranged at a mutual spacing (D). The processing device is... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090248353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MOVEMENT OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE A method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine is provided. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated, creating an initial model of the image measuring machine. The features com... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090237073 | POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM A position detecting system includes a magnetic field generator, a detecting body, a magnetic field detector, a position/direction calculating unit, and a control unit. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in a three-dimensional space. The detecting b... | 09/24/2009 |
