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7312862 Measurement system for determining six degrees of freedom of an object  
A measurement system for determining six degrees of freedom (α, β, d, φ, χ, ψ) of a reflector ( 2 ) or of an object ( 3 ) on which the reflector is arranged, comprises an angle- and distance...
7161686 Sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions and method of operation  
A sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions includes a mask encoded in two skewed directions with waveforms consisting of several frequencies in...
7161131 Multiple wavelength quadrant detection  
A quadrant detector includes a holographic optical element and a plurality of detector elements. The holographic optical element is designated to have four quadrants, each of which directs...
7106431 Sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions  
Embodiments of a device and a technique are disclosed for locating the angular position of a radiating point source with respect to a detector comprising a point source of radiation, a variable...
7057716 White cell antenna beamformers  
A merged dual flipped White Cell including a White Cell having upper and lower cell regions; an optical deflector array for selectively deflecting light to either an upper image plane associated...
RE39102 Optical fiber probe for position measurement  
Improved point source electromagnetic radiation emitters including a dispersing element that radiates electromagnetic radiation over a vary wide conical angle of approaching about 180°. This light...
6917418 Accuracy analyzing apparatus for machine tool  
An accuracy analyzing apparatus 1 comprises: a light projector 2 attached to a main spindle 26 for emitting a light beam having a light axis coaxial with the axis of the main spindle 26 ; a...
6882409 Multi-spectral LADAR  
A multi-spectral detector for use in a passive/active system and a method for use in identifying an object in a field of view are disclosed. The multi-spectral detection system comprises an...
6856388 Optical sensor for measuring the distance and/or inclination of a surface  
An optical sensor for measuring the distance and/or inclination of a surface, particularly relative to a reference plane, or for detecting the distance and/or change in inclination of a surface,...
6847435 Laser distance measuring apparatus  
A laser distance measuring apparatus, for measuring the distance between objects existing in two directions at least as seen from the apparatus by using laser light, comprises two projectors for...
6839133 Opto-electronic sensor  
An opto-electronic sensor for the optical detection of objects in a monitored zone. The sensor is coupled to a position measuring device for the production of at least one position detection signal...
6791673 Ground surveillance system  
The invention is a method and apparatus for exercising surveillance over a surface from an observation point above the surface utilizing three-dimensional map data pertaining to the surface. The...
6734952 Process and device for the automatic location of reference markers  
In geodetic measuring systems and measuring devices ( 14 ) there exists a need to find and detect, rapidly and automatically, marker points to be measured that are provided with a marker (retro...
6727984 Multichannel receiver system for angularly resolved laser ranging measurement  
The invention relates to a multichannel receiver system ( 1 ) for angularly resolved laser ranging measurement, in which a laser light pulse from a laser ( 7 ) using the pulse travel time method is...
6690458 Methods and apparatuses for reconstructing angle information  
Methods and apparatuses for determining angular information from a target. A plurality of sensors on an image plane are used to obtain measured amplitude data. An azimuth and elevation may be...
6646732 Position determination and adjustment system and light sensing device used for the same  
A position determining system is disclosed, which has a simplified configuration capable of producing a plurality of phantom planes simultaneously. The improved system according to the present...
6630993 Method and optical receiver with easy setup means for use in position measurement systems  
Positions can be precisely and accurately fixed instantaneously within a three-dimensional workspace. A system of two or more transmitters each continuously sweep the workspace with two fanned...
6618133 Low cost transmitter with calibration means for use in position measurement systems  
An improved, low-cost optical transmitter and method useful in a three-dimensional measurement system wherein a plurality of operational parameters of said transmitter are calibrated during...
6597443 Spatial tracking system  
A spatial tracking system tracks movements of sources of radiated energy. In the one embodiment of the invention, three sensor sets are included each containing a pair of sensors. Movements of a...
6559935 Sensors of relative position and orientation  
An optical position and orientation determining system determines yaw, pitch, roll, lateral translation and longitudinal translation of a body with respect to a direction and intensity sensing...
6507392 Single multiple aperture (“SMART”) lens system  
One version of the invention relates to a laser detection system that includes a ball lens and a plurality of fiber optic bundles placed adjacent the ball lens so that incoming light rays are...
6501543 Apparatus and method for determining position  
An improved receiver for use in a robotic theodolite spatial positioning apparatus that allows a single user to determine elevation and azimuth angle data. To determine elevation angle of the...
6396047 Sensor for detecting a quantity of light incident on a vehicle  
A sensor for detecting a quantity of light has a housing, which has an axis along a direction in which light enters with an azimuth of 0°. A right side photodetector is disposed on a left side of...
6335789 Optical radar system  
A laser beam transmitted from a laser diode is run for scanning laterally as a transmitted-beam elongated vertically with a lateral width thereof limited. A wave of the transmitted-beam reflected...
6323941 Sensor assembly for imaging passive infrared and active LADAR and method for same  
A sensor assembly for imaging passive infrared (IR) scenes and active laser radar (LADAR) scenes and for generating multi-dimension image data sets, and a method for same. A two-dimensional...
6281970 Airborne IR fire surveillance system providing firespot geopositioning  
A system for airborne detection of fires and transmission of fire location and characteristic data to the system ground station. The system includes an airborne pod and an associated ground...
6229601 Coordinate input apparatus and method, and storage medium  
This invention provides a high-resolving-power, compact, lightweight, low-cost coordinate input apparatus which suppresses the influence of disturbance light. Signals in light emission and...
6219133 Spatial optical transmission device and method of spatial optical transmission  
A spatial optical transmission device and method of spatial optical transmission of a beam type that allow tracking of a light beam by simple control. A plurality of divergent type tracking beams...
6211951 Boresight alignment method  
A boresight alignment method is used for aligning a laser with an optical sighting system in a laser designator or the like. The method includes selecting a target formed of a flat sheet of...
6081257 Control stick rotatably positionable in three axes  
To determine the position of a control stick which can be adjusted in three axes, reliably and accurately in all three axes in a constructionally simple, compact and light-weight manner by means of...
6067152 Alignment range for multidirectional construction laser  
A system for checking alignment of laser beam projecting instruments, and for enabling accurate calibration of an instrument, includes a high resolution video camera positioned to receive a laser...
6031606 Process and device for rapid detection of the position of a target marking  
The invention relates to a process and device for the rapid detection of the position of a target marking. The target marking is picked-up by imaging optics and a local opto-electronic detector of...
6031605 Arrangement for the detection of targets  
5995206 Thermal object measuring apparatus  
A thermal object detecting method for; obtaining a thermal image of a measuring space by two-dimensional thermal image detecting method for detecting two-dimensional thermal image information,...
5982480 Method for determining the position of targets in three dimensional space by optical chirped radio frequency modulation  
A method for the real time determination of the three dimensional position of a movable target with respect to a fixed coordinate system, the method utilizing a responder mounted on the target, at...
5923417 System for determining the spatial position of a target  
A system for determining the spatial position of a target having an active target adapted to emit energy in response to an active signal and a passive target adapted to reflect energy impinging...
5914661 Helmet mounted, laser detection system  
A portable, low cost, laser detection system which generates an alarm signal that can be used to produce visual and/or audible warnings indicating the range, location and type laser energy...
5909275 G-hardened optical alignment sensor  
An optical alignment device having a sensor housing with obstructing geomy which restricts the amount of sunlight that enters the sensor and impinges upon a photoelectric cell within the sensor...
5907395 Optical fiber probe for position measurement  
Improved point source electromagnetic radiation emitters including a dispersing element that radiates electromagnetic radiation over a very wide conical angle of approaching about 180°. This light...
5892575 Method and apparatus for imaging a scene using a light detector operating in non-linear geiger-mode  
A method and apparatus for imaging a scene. The method and apparatus are capable of resolving 3D spatial structure within the scene. The apparatus includes a light source, a timing system and a...
5892501 Three dimensional wireless pointing device  
Three dimensional wireless pointing device for calculating coordinates and controlling a position of a cursor in a three dimensional space is disclosed, including a transmission side having a...
5877855 Arrangement for the detection of targets  
An arrangement for detecting targets with an infrared sensor. The number of false alarms can be reduced by comparing image matrices generated by a detector in one revolution on the basis of...
5835209 Relative-angle detection apparatus  
A relative-angle detection apparatus which has an infrared-signal transmitting unit and an infrared-signal receiving unit. The transmitting unit includes a first light-emitting device array formed...
5784156 Fiber optic guidance system for laser guided missiles  
The invention provides a system and a method for determining the direction to a radiating source, for use by a vehicle guidance system, in which optical fibers are used to both collect and transmit...
5774211 Laser leveling system for setting pipes  
The present invention provides an object reflector detection system, in which laser beam is emitted toward an object reflector and reflection light beam is received to detect presence or absence...
5710623 Point-type radio controller using infared rays  
A point-type radio controller using infrared rays facilitates an installation of a receiving sensor by arranging an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver at right angle to each other, and...
5648846 Apparatus and method for the geometric measurement of a vehicle  
The geometric measurement of a vehicle is effected by apparatus comprising a casing (1) with an axle (2) protruding from the casing. The axle (2) is mounted for rotation in the casing (1) and...
5640241 Light spot position measuring method of detecting one-dimensional position by two-dimensional sensor  
A light spot position measuring method uses an optical converter such as a cylindrical lens, a two-dimensional image pickup device such as a CCD image sensor and an image processing or computing...
5629516 Optical scanning apparatus with the rotation of array into two directions  
An optical scanning apparatus having a linear detector array and a lens for focusing an image on the array contained within a camera housing. The housing can be rotated around a first axis so as to...
5604695 Analog high resolution laser irradiation detector (HARLID)  
An opto-electronic device for detecting a beam of radiation and determining the angle-of-arrival of that beam with a high degree of angular resolution. The device has a linear array of radiation...
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