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7103499 3-D selection and manipulation with a multiple dimension haptic interface  
Systems and methods provide a user the ability to select three-dimensional virtual objects in a three-dimensional modeling environment using two-dimensional representations of the objects. In broad...
7099796 Multi-sensor information fusion technique  
The invention is a method and system for aggregating quantitative data and qualitative information from a plurality of sensors, each sensor having a plurality of associated sensor uncertainties, to...
7096148 Magnetic tracking system  
The present invention provides an electromagnetic tracking system that includes a field generator and a field sensor arranged to generate and detect, respectively, an electromagnetic field. Both...
7092841 Method for determining the absolute position of a movable component  
A first acceleration sensor is arranged on a vehicle body for detecting an acceleration signal of the vehicle body and a second acceleration sensor is arranged on a wheel-side axle part for...
7092840 High temperature resonant transmission line sensor and methods  
A position sensing system uses a resonant transmission line having a moveable dielectric as a position sensor. The system includes circuitry that supplies a drive signal to the resonant...
7085664 Method and device for axis control for machine tools and the like  
A method for controlling the axes of motors, for machine tools and the like, including the steps of: calculating, from a sequence of relative position data of each axis and of actuation states at...
7085672 Surveying apparatus with network communications  
A surveying apparatus is provided that includes devices for measuring a range and angle of a point, a processor for processing results of a location survey from the range and angle measurements, a...
7085650 System and method of geospatially mapping topological regions and displaying their attributes  
A geographical information system and a method are disclosed for geospatially mapping a least one parcel polygon within a geographical region and for displaying at least one specific attribute of...
7085678 Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features  
A portable apparatus ( 10 ) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus ( 10 ) broadly comprises a...
7082378 Displacement sensing by comparing matrices of pointwise measurements  
Determining a displacement of a substantially rigid item relative to a frame of reference between a first time and a second time is described. At the first time, a first set of pointwise...
7076361 Engine crankshaft position recognition and tracking method applicable to cam and crankshaft signals with arbitrary patterns  
A method and system for providing data representing crankshaft position. For each rising edge of the crankshaft signal, a position value and a factor value are stored in a look-up table. Cam and...
7075292 Apparatus for determining free piston position and an apparatus for controlling free piston position  
An apparatus for determining position of a free piston used in such as hydraulic compressor, which has no mechanical connection with crank shaft, and an apparatus for controlling reciprocating...
7069173 System and method for determining an angular position of a rotor and a radial position of the rotor  
A system and a method for determining an angular position of a rotor and a radial position of the rotor are provided. The rotor has either a slot or a protrusion on the rotor. The rotor is centered...
7065462 Vehicle wheel alignment by rotating vision sensor  
Apparatus and methods are provided for measuring vehicle wheel alignment characteristics. According to one embodiment, during a first measurement cycle, spatial coordinates of multiple points on...
7058537 Method and device for detecting a rotational speed comprising an estimation of a measured value at low rotational speeds  
An apparatus and a method with which a more-precise indication of an rpm is possible even if a position signal continues to be absent. To that end, a counter state of a counter is evaluated and is...
7055367 Calibration of a probe  
A method of calibrating an analogue probe ( 10 ) having a stylus ( 12 ) with a workpiece-contacting tip ( 14 ) or a non-contact probe ( 26 ). A calibration artefact such as a calibration sphere (...
7058538 Method for determining the instant of reaching of the stroke end position in the deactivation phase of a movable element having shutter function forming part of a solenoid valve  
A method for determining the stroke end instant of the shutter during the deactivation phase of an electro-valve. The method comprises the following steps: assessment of nominal deactivation time...
7050928 Relative range camera calibration  
Method and system for measuring a relative position and orientation of range cameras using a movement of an object within a scene. In general, the method and system determine the relative pose...
7050927 Capacitance touch slider  
A device for detecting the position of a human finger or other object on a touch-sensitive scrolling pad. Dual independent oscillators may be used to generate two pulse trains at frequencies...
7050930 Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner  
A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner rotatably mounted...
7050926 Method of surveying a track  
In a method of surveying a track ( 9 ), a first or mobile measuring vehicle ( 1 ) and a second or stationary measuring vehicle ( 2 ) are placed at a distance apart from one another on a track...
7043396 Methods for measuring alignment in customized vehicles  
A method and apparatus for guiding an operator in the alignment of the wheels of an automotive vehicle which has been either modified from a original manufacturer configuration, or for which no...
7039547 Method and apparatus for localizing biomagnetic signals  
A method for locating an object relative to an array of magnetic sensors in an environment in which there is present a noise signal having a fundamental frequency f NOISE , includes generating one...
7039546 Position information estimation device, method thereof, and program  
Signals from a plurality of sources are observed by a plurality of sensors disposed in two dimensions, and the observed signals are subject to a short-time Fourier transform, from which frequency...
7035760 Information processing method and information processing apparatus  
There is disclosed an information processing apparatus which easily acquires calibration information required to transform the measured value of a position and orientation sensor into the position...
7035757 Three-dimensional position calibration of audio sensors and actuators on a distributed computing platform  
A first computing device transmitting a wireless signal to a second and third computing devices, the signal requesting an actuator of the second computing device generate an acoustic signal to be...
7035759 Position detecting method and apparatus  
A position detecting method includes the steps of forming an image of a mark on a sensor, performing a first process that processes a raw signal obtained from the sensor with plural parameters,...
7035758 Inspection system and method of inspection utilizing data acquisition and spatial correlation  
A method and apparatus for inspecting the outer surfaces of a building, structure, or vessel without placing at risk either people or large mechanical structures, or people and property at or near...
7031876 Procedure and device for data transmission between a processing unit and several position measuring instruments  
A procedure for data transmission between a processing unit and a plurality of position measuring instruments, which are connected to one another in a linear bus topology. Generating a position...
7031875 Pointing systems for addressing objects  
Systems are arranged to provide a user information which relates to objects of interest. A user may point a hand held device toward an object to address it. The device determines which objects are...
7024782 Electronic device compass operable irrespective of localized magnetic field  
An electronic device ( 10 ). The device comprises means ( 14 ) for displaying a compass directional bearing. The device also comprises means ( 18, 26 , CAM) for determining the compass directional...
7024333 Coordinate measuring apparatus  
A coordinate measuring apparatus includes probe pin(s) fixed to a probe head displaceable in coordinates. The probe pin includes probe shafts having respective ends to which probe balls are...
7024331 Tag tracking  
A position determining system in which a mobile tag having an unknown position is tracked in space over time. In use, the mobile tag either transmits or receives signals including a pair of tones...
7024311 COMPUTER-AIDED METHOD FOR THE PROVISION, IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MOLECULES CAPABLE OF EXHIBITING A DESIRED BEHAVIOR, MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR, AND MOLECULES OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD  
The present invention is concerned with a computer-aided method for the provision, identification and description of molecules exhibiting a desired behaviour, more particularly in the...
7020576 Back EMF actuator control  
A control system for estimating the approximate relative position of an electric linear actuator on a surface maintenance machine. The control system includes device for selectively coupling the...
7020575 Method and device for determining position  
A position measuring device including a detector unit that generates position-dependent scanning signals and a transmitting unit that transmits instantaneous values of the position-dependent...
7012509 Device for detecting a running surface for vehicle and vehicle using same  
The invention concerns a device for detecting a running surface for vehicle, comprising a plurality of sensors designed to be oriented towards the running surface to determine modifications...
7013234 Simplified construction site layout method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus which enables an individual user to determine corners and other points of interest in a construction site layout. Basic trigonometric calculations are made based on a...
7013233 Method and device for the detection of the movement of an element  
The invention proposes a method for detecting the motion of an element relative to a sensor device, in which signals ( 7 to 15 ) are evaluated as a function of a pulse generator ( 1 ) that is...
7009360 Method for controlling SRM switching angle by analog encoder system  
Disclosed is a method for controlling an SRM (Switched Reluctance Motor) switching angle by an analog encoder system that can perform a precise control of the switching angle of the SRM by...
7008802 Method and apparatus to correct water drift  
A method and apparatus is provided for determining workpiece drift from its nominal or intended position. The apparatus includes two proportionate sensors, each of which gives an output reading...
7006944 Method for determining poses of sensors  
A method determines poses of a sensors distributed in an environment. A signal of the environment is acquired by each sensor. Features in each signal that correspond to the features in at least one...
6999893 Position detecting device and position detecting method  
A position detection method for detecting the position of marks comprises the following steps: a step for detecting first information relating to the position of the mark by detecting light from...
6999896 Identical object determination method and apparatus and displacement correction method and apparatus  
An identical object determination method of determining whether or not objects are detected by a plurality of sensors identical has a determining a relative position and speed thereof, a...
6999635 Method of reducing background noise by tracking character skew  
A method of reducing background noise during optical character recognition includes conducting a first recognition pass over image data at a sequence of character positions to frame and recognize a...
6997556 Method for detecting, evaluating, and analyzing look sequences  
In a method for detecting, evaluating, and analyzing look sequences of a test person using a look detection system, the field of view of the test person is detected by a first camera, which is...
6996494 Position measuring device and a method for operating a position measuring device  
A position measuring device having a scanning element assigned to a periodic measuring graduation, the scanning element moves relative to the measuring graduation so as to scan the measuring...
6996495 Capacitive motor sensor  
A capacitive motion sensor includes a primary plate including a primary pattern replicated periodically, a secondary plate including a plurality of pattern regions with an insulated region inserted...
6993450 Position and orientation determination method and apparatus and storage medium  
A position and orientation determination apparatus for identifying a parameter indicating the position and orientation of image sensing apparatus which performs image sensing on actual space where...
6990428 Radiolocation using path loss data  
A method, an apparatus, and a carrier medium to determine the location of a wireless station (a client station of a wireless network or a potential rogue access point). The method includes...