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7627448 Apparatus and method for mapping an area of interest  
An apparatus and method are provided for mapping an area of interest using polar coordinates or Cartesian coordinates. The apparatus includes a range finder, an azimuth angle measuring device to...
7613587 Method for compensating for acceleration vector offset, recording medium storing program for executing the method, and related apparatus  
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for compensating for an acceleration vector offset of an acceleration detector, a recording medium storing a program for executing the method, and an...
7603251 Magnetic anomaly sensing system for detection, localization and classification of a magnetic object in a cluttered field of magnetic anomalies  
A magnetic anomaly sensing system and method uses at least eight triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors arranged to define a cubic space. Each TM sensor measures a local magnetic field associated with...
7599813 Method and machine for determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measurement object  
For determining a space coordinate of a measurement point on a measuring object, the measurement point is approached with a probe head arranged on a displacement mechanism having at least two...
7596466 Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program  
An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and...
7593829 Method for generating pseudo-random pattern designs for optical position determination systems  
A method for generating a pseudo-random pattern of dots to be patterned on a surface including the steps of receiving surface input parameters for the surface, selecting dot locations for the...
7580799 Method for characterizing and analyzing 3-D shapes of molecules utilizing steric multiplets  
Steric features inherent in the three dimensional disposition of atoms in molecules can be represented as multiplets using a defined set of steric descriptors. The resulting multiplets can be...
7555404 Methods and systems for automated ply boundary and orientation inspection  
A method for determining the positional laydown accuracy of an automated lamination machine during fabrication of a multiple layered part is described. The method includes measuring a position of a...
7555403 Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created  
A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create,...
7552025 Position data interpolation method, position detecting sensor and position measuring device  
A position data interpolation method, comprising: continuously taking digital images of scenes in the surrounding in a process of moving from a first point, which is a known point, via a second...
7542872 Form measuring instrument, form measuring method and form measuring program  
A form measuring instrument measures a form of a surface of an object to be measured using a contact to follow the surface. A pseudo-measurement point acquirer acquires positional coordinates of...
7542869 Electromagnetic tracker  
Apparatus for adaptively tracking the position of an object in a volume of interest, the apparatus including at least one transmitter, at least one sensor assembly, and a tracking processor, the...
7535411 System and method for detecting drifts in calibrated tracking systems  
A method and system for detecting drift in calibrated tracking systems used to locate features with respect to one or more coordinate systems allows medical devices to be accurately tracked within...
7532997 Electromagnetic tracking using a discretized numerical field model  
A method for electromagnetic tracking the position and orientation of an object using a discretized numerical field model, rather than the conventional analytical dipole model. The method including...
7526403 Mortar ballistic computer and system  
A software and related software operational system has both military and civilian uses and that can be operated as a light weight, hand-held, commercial, off-the-shelf computer device. The...
7519499 Programmable position sensing system with a memory component  
A programmable position sensing system for monitoring a position of a monitored component movable between a first position and a second position includes a housing associated with the monitored...
7519493 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...
7493224 Event tracing with time stamp compression and history buffer based compression  
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for generating trace data. In response to detecting a trace event, a determination is made as to whether identifiers for the trace event...
7490020 System and method for controlling operations of a measuring machine  
A method for controlling operations of a measuring machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: clearing faults when there are the faults occur in a measuring machine; sending a restart...
7487063 Three-dimensional modeling from arbitrary three-dimensional curves  
The present invention relates to a method and a system for creating three-dimensional models of objects from sets of arbitrary three-dimensional entities obtained from target surfaces. It also...
7487047 Method of interpreting well data  
A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for performing at least one noise filtering operation on data comprising elevations...
7487046 Geospatial modeling system for performing filtering operations based upon a sum of differences of a given and neighboring location points and related methods  
A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for performing at least one noise filtering operation on data comprising elevations...
7474983 Method for object identification and sensing in a bounded interaction space  
An interactive media table that includes a tabletop that supports of plurality of movable objects each of which is identified by a unique identification code and each of which can be moved from...
7469197 Measurement data collection method and portable information device  
A data collection unit ( 37 ) collects measurement data which satisfies a data collection condition designated by an application ( 33 ) and stores the measurement data in a temporary storage area (...
7457481 Apparatus and method for labeling rows and columns in an irregular array  
The apparatus and method of the invention provide for assigning coordinates to samples in an array. The method is based on a hierarchical pattern matching to a local lattice structure that is used...
7456977 Wireless substrate-like sensor  
A wireless substrate-like sensor is provided to facilitate alignment and calibration of semiconductor processing systems. The wireless substrate-like sensor includes an optical image acquisition...
7451059 True azimuth and north finding method and system  
A method and a system are recited for obtaining a true azimuth heading for correcting a coarse azimuth heading measured from an observation position to a specific selected target by operating a...
7444260 Thermography measurement system for conducting thermal characterization of integrated circuits  
A system and method to fully characterize the thermal behavior of complex 3D submicron electronic devices. The system replaces and/or supplements laser-based surface temperature scanning with a CCD...
7440610 Apparatus and method for image based coordinate determination  
An embodiment of the present invention utilizes the Precision Strike Suite (PSS). PSS performs tasks including but not limited to the generation of true geodetic coordinates and elevation of an...
7430489 Device and a method for producing information about the properties of an environment  
A device ( 4 ) for producing information concerning one or more properties of an environment ( 1 ), comprising a sensor ( 5 ) movable in relation to the environment, for obtaining information from...
7426451 Handheld surface coordinate measuring device  
A surface coordinate measuring device ( 1 ) includes a computing unit ( 8 ) arranged in a handheld housing ( 9 ), a positioning device ( 2 ) for positioning the coordinate measuring device at a...
7424388 Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon  
Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a...
7421369 Activity recognition apparatus, method and program  
There is provided an activity recognition apparatus for detecting an activity of a subject. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of linear motion sensors configured to detect...
7418363 Micropattern measuring method, micropattern measuring apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium on which a micropattern measuring program is recorded  
A micropattern measuring method disclosed herein includes acquiring an image of a micropattern including plural layers; extracting a rough outline of the micropattern in the image as a sequence of...
7414732 Method and device for determining the 3D profile of an object  
The invention relates to a method for determining the 3D profile of an object. In order to improve a method of this type, several sections of the object ( 5 ) are measured. During at least one...
7412348 Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method  
A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. The controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations in at least two axis directions. Game processing...
7411512 Tracking the geographic location of an animal  
Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was...
7403836 Automatic work apparatus and automatic work control program  
The automatic work apparatus extracts the target image of which photos are taken by the left and right CCD cameras, specifies the spatial position of the target and executes an operation to the...
7366637 Form measuring instrument  
A form measuring instrument comprising: a roughness sensor placed on the table, and for outputting measurement data that includes information on the cross-sectional shape; a relative movement...
7366632 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional measurements  
An apparatus and method for measuring the physical quantities of a data center during operation and method for servicing large-scale computing systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cart...
7359817 Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system  
A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the...
7353134 Three-dimensional position and motion telemetry input  
A three-dimensional position and motion telemetry computer input apparatus includes a wireless movable element configured to repeatedly transmit encoded signals in at least three mutually distinct...
7349820 Method and device for determining the position of at least one point of reflection on an obstacle  
The invention relates to a method for determining the position (x, y) of at least one point of reflection (R 1-2 ) on an obstacle. According to traditional methods of this kind a first distance (r...
7346464 Gait waveform feature extracting method and individual identification system  
A gait waveform feature extracting method and an individual identification system extract features of the gait waveform. A one-step waveform corresponding to one step of a walking movement is...
7333874 Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances  
A virtual model of an intraoral cavity is provided, wherein this process is initialized by a dental clinic, and the design and manufacture of a suitable dental prosthesis for the intraoral cavity...
7329222 Comparative field analysis (CoMFA) utilizing topomeric alignment of molecular fragments  
The static and electrostatic interaction energy fields between probe atoms and the atoms of a topomerically aligned fragment placed in a three-dimensional grid may be used to derive a CoMFA model....
7328741 System for sensing riser motion  
A riser monitoring assembly is provided to monitor and manage a riser extending between subsea well equipment and a floating vessel. A riser measurement instrument module is connected adjacent a...
7324915 Data transmission to a position sensor  
A method for transmitting control instructions to a sensor in a position tracking system includes generating a drive signal for driving a field generator. A control signal including the control...
7321839 Method and apparatus for calibration of camera system, and method of manufacturing camera system  
A first mirror and a second mirror are disposed in such a manner that their reflective surfaces are parallel and face toward each other. A mark is drawn between the first mirror and the second...
7318001 Method and apparatus for collecting data for detecting and locating disturbances  
A method and apparatus for collecting data for detecting and locating disturbances. A plurality of distinct regions of the space are identified, and, preferably, a hand-held device adapted for...
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