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7330567 Human tracking apparatus and method, storage medium storing program executing the method, and mobile electronic system including the apparatus  
A human tracking apparatus and a human tracking method, a storing medium storing a program for executing the method, and a mobile electronic system including the apparatus. The human tracking...
7120524 System for measuring points on a vehicle during damage repair  
A carriage moves back and forth under a vehicle and three cameras or laser fixed along one axis pivot in a common plane, utilizing two cameras at time to locate a target fixed to a reference point...
7110101 Method and device for determining an angular error and use of the device  
A method and a device are disclosed for establishing actual changes and intended changes of the spatial angle of a main axis (e) of a sensor or effector attached to a receiver ( 4.1 ). The receiver...
6955324 Laser-tethered vehicle  
The present invention provides a position control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, a vehicle operated by the control system, and a method for operating a remote-controlled vehicle. An...
6907372 Device for position indication and detection of guidance errors  
A device for position indication and the detection of guidance errors that includes a scale that has a position measuring graduation arranged in a position measurement direction. A first guidance...
6498959 Apparatus and method for controlling a mechanism for positioning video cameras for use in measuring vehicle wheel alignment  
An apparatus and method for controlling a mechanism for positioning video cameras for use in measuring vehicle wheel alignment includes optical targets for mounting to the wheels of a vehicle, at...
6307342 Optical apparatus  
An apparatus capable of manually and electrically driving an optical unit comprising a manual operation unit for manually driving the optical unit, an electric drive unit for electrically driving...
6097481 Bang-bang laser spot tracker  
A "bang-bang", i.e. digital tracking system for a remote laser designated target having position, rate and acceleration errors. The system is responsive to the sign of the error signal (up/down,...
6072571 Computer controlled optical tracking system  
A system for tracking a target comprises an acquisition sight used by a pt of an aircraft to acquire and begin tracking the target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator can use a track...
6031605 Arrangement for the detection of targets  
5978076 Reference light generator  
A reference light generator that is capable of switching the scan plane of a laser beam between the horizontal and the vertical simply by changing the installation position of the reference light...
5872661 Automatic focusing apparatus for a telephotographic system  
An automatic focusing apparatus for a telephotographic system includes a telephotographic system which moves a focusing lens along an optical axis to control the focus, a focus detector which...
5668629 Remote tracking system particulary for moving picture cameras and method  
The system includes a base unit sensitive to infrared (IR) signals transmitted by a mobile remote unit to an IR receiver which is placed behind a rotating set of signal blocking blinders whose...
5572317 Remote-controlled tracking system for tracking a remote control unit and positioning and operating a camera and method  
The system includes improvements to a remote tracking system for the control of the field of view of a camera. The system provides for improved motor control for PAN and TILT functions and expanded...
5570177 Camera lens control system and method  
The system includes distance measuring capability for use in the local and remote control of a camera lens for automatic and programmable control of ZOOM perspective, FOCUS, IRIS and other...
5237384 Laser positioner and marking method using the same  
A laser positioner is located at a survey base point for projecting a geodetic design pattern depicting design working points onto a working face remote from the base point by use of a laser...
5179421 Remote tracking system particularly for moving picture cameras and method  
The system includes a base unit sensitive to infrared (IR) signals transmitted by a mobile remote unit to an IR receiver which is placed behind a rotating set of signal blocking blinders whose...
5168321 Doped-germanium sensor for use in a system to control the alignment of a CO.sub.2 laser beam  
A photoconductive sensor responsive to a CO 2 laser beam. The sensor comprises a silver-doped germanium semiconductor. The silver dopant changes the conductive characteristics of the semiconductor...
5148012 Solar tracking device having three sensors separated by four semicircular vanes  
The solar tracking device disclosed herein is for use on a solar energy collection apparatus and facilitates optimal performance by insuring that the collection apparatus is continuously aligned...
5098185 Automatic tracking type measuring apparatus  
A reflector provided on a land is automatically collimated in such a way that it always comes to the center of the field of view of an automatic tracking type measuring apparatus provided on a...
5090803 Optical coordinate transfer assembly  
An optical coordinate transfer assembly provides angular correlation between spatially separated objects. In a particular embodiment of the invention, roll, pitch and yaw of a second directional...
5039217 Optical transceiver apparatus for detecting distance between two cars  
An apparatus for detecting the distance between one's car and the car ahead, together with the angle between the axes of the two cars. The apparatus has a pair of driving optical systems disposed...
5023440 Tracker using angle-converting cones  
An optical tracker includes a plurality of detectors (20, 22), each of which is associated with an etendue-preserving concentrator (27, 28) that directs radiation to it. The concentrators (27, 28)...
5001650 Method and apparatus for search and tracking  
A method and apparatus for search and tracking multiple targets in an object space. The apparatus (10) includes a targeting FLIR unit (12) operating in imaging mode. The targeting FLIR unit (12) is...
4978246 Apparatus and method for controlling laser guided machines  
A guidance system and method for increasing the accuracy of laser guided machines such as screeds, graders, earth movers, floor saws and floor finishing machines. The system includes a laser beam...
4965453 Multiple aperture ir sensor  
A multi-aperture, non-imaging sensing system is disclosed, for guiding a moving projectile toward a source of infrared energy. The detectors are arranged peripherally about a forward portion of the...
4895440 Laser-based measurement system  
A laser beam three dimensional position measurement system includes a laser transmitter mounted at a stationary reference position at a work site and a receiver mounted on a mobile machine at the...
4740682 Optical tracking, focusing, and information receiving device including a pyramidal light splitter  
A precision optical tracking, stabilization, focusing, and information receiving system is described. This invention is designed to improve optical systems in two important areas. The first...
4671654 Automatic surveying apparatus using a laser beam  
An automatic surveying apparatus for surveying a route in tunneling work, for example, by directing a laser beam from a laser device onto a screen of a moving target to form a laser spot on the...
4667091 Device for automatically tracking a moving object  
In a device for automatically tracking a moving object, which device includes: an optical measuring head rotatable about vertical and horizontal axes, the measuring head having first and second...
4587622 Method and apparatus for determining and correcting guidance errors  
Two methods are disclosed for eliminating the influence of guidance errors on the precision of determining the position of guided machine parts as in a coordinate-measuring machine, whereby the...
4562769 Spatially modulated, laser aimed sighting system for a ballistic weapon  
A precision weapon aiming system used in conjunction with an optical radar for a weapon includes a pattern projector mounted to direct preselected optical pulses along the boresight of the weapon....
4386848 Optical target tracking and designating system  
An optical sight system having in combination: a sight assembly (10), including a stabilized mirror (12, 14), a laser designator (24), a laser ranger (26), a common optical system (16), a...
4291978 Apparatus for automatically determining the position at which a beam of light impinges on a target  
A rotating target contains an appropriately shaped section of photoelectric material which detects the position of a beam of light which is incident on the target. The position of the beam is...
4148026 System for tracking a moving target  
A system for tracking a moving target from a moving carrier. The system is provided with an arrangement allowing a measurement of the position of the target in relation to the carrier. The...
4134681 Method of determining relative orientation of physical systems  
A method and system are provided to determine the relative orientation of o physical systems (i.e., assemblages of equipment which share a common, locally defined coordinate system). Two distinct...
3999859 Device for checking radio aerial navigational aids  
The invention concerns a device for checking radio aerial navigational aids. In the device according to the invention, the infra-red scanning head is mounted on a turret by means of two groups each...
3981588 Means and method for determining meridian location and azimuth  
Stellar events are timed through a lens system and reticle by a photomultiplier tube, times are compared and a difference factor computed, the difference factor is implemented to move the lens...
3931515 Radiant energy detection apparatus  
Optical detecting, tracking and indicating apparatus for producing a target angular position signal independent of target intensity. A photoconductive detector element has four outer electrodes...
3876308 Automatic command guidance system using optical trackers  
This invention comprises a missile guidance system wherein an automatic etro-optical tracking device is used to track a target and a second electro-optical tracking device, which shares certain...
3865491 SURVEYING INSTRUMENT TRACKING SYSTEM  
The specification discloses an automatic elevation surveying system which includes a pivotal housing mounted on a support pedestal. The support pedestal includes a vertically disposed member...
3836259 APPARATUS FOR TRACKING A LUMINOUS OBJECT  
Apparatus for tracking a lamp in the nose of an aircraft calibrating an instrument landing system comprising a vidicon tube, a scanning arrangement for causing scanning the vidicon photocathode...
3817620 METHOD OF GEODETIC MEASUREMENT USING DIFFUSION TYPE PULSE LASER  
Pulsed laser light is emitted at a certain interval and diffused in space by a pulse laser source installed on a flying object moving relative to the ground. The diffused laser light is received on...
3790277 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT TRACKING SYSTEM  
The specification discloses an automated optical instrument system which includes a support pedestal rotatably supporting a housing on the upper end thereof. The housing includes a laser for...
3783271 RADIATION TRACKING SYSTEM  
A tracking system including a staggered array of radiation detectors for use with a telescope wherein the configuration of the array, the geometry of sweep of the array, and the electronics...
3723744 OPTICAL TRACKER WITH VARIABLE DENSITY SPATIAL FILTER  
An optical filter whose transmission coefficient increases monotonically with distance from the center of the filter is placed in front of the Image Position Sensor of an optical tracker. The...
3700905 MULTIPLE ELEMENT SENSING APPARATUS  
A multiple field optical signal detection apparatus employing a plurality of rotating field detector areas of increasing size, each such area corresponding to an increasing field of view. Each...
3680958 SURVEY APPARATUS  
Disclosed is an automated surveying system composed of three separate stations. Two base line stations are positioned at selected points on the terrain and the distance between them measured. A...
3640628 ELECTRO-OPTICAL TARGET ACQUISITION BLANKING SYSTEM  
When an electro-optical tracking and ranging system is placed in proximity with the guns being controlled thereby, such as on the turret of a tank, there are a range of azimuth and elevation angles...
3542477 HEMISPHERIC SEARCH DETECTOR  
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