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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...
7613567 Method for correcting the outputs of vehicle behavior sensor  
First and second acceleration sensor elements for detecting the acceleration of a vehicle in the direction in which the vehicle travels, and the acceleration of the vehicle in the direction...
7602301 Apparatus, systems, and methods for gathering and processing biometric and biomechanical data  
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments,...
7599814 System and method for computing reachable areas  
The present invention relates to computing reachable areas given a first point. More specifically, the present invention relates to the computation of an intersection between a first surface and a...
7580809 Device for detecting positions of object  
A device for detecting a motional position of an object in motion uses a first unit and a second unit which are communicably linked with each other. The first unit repeatedly produces positional...
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...
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...
7508974 Electronic component products and method of manufacturing electronic component products  
A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. Two cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
7454313 Hierarchical workload monitoring for optimal subordinate tasking  
A system and method of hierarchical monitoring for subordinate assessment is described. Generally, the system receives remotely sensed data about a user's physiology and contextual state, and...
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...
7433798 Solid state orientation sensor with 360 degree measurement capability  
A solid state inclinometer sensor system includes a digital network of devices. Each device of the network includes a solid state inclinometer attached to a mounting structure. The inclinometer...
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...
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...
7353135 Positioning and aligning the parts of an assembly  
The invention is an apparatus and process for obtaining values for one or more alignment quantities using one or more transportable devices. The process consists of establishing and maintaining a...
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...
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...
7310577 Integrated capacitive bridge and integrated flexure functions inertial measurement unit  
An inertia control system includes an integrated inertial measurement unit coupled to an inertial platform. The integrated inertial measurement unit includes three accelerometer gimbals/axes...
7298890 Method and arrangement for the photographically detecting the spatial form of an object  
A method of detecting the 3D shape of an object by photogrammetry, in which a plurality of photogrammetric point markers and a plurality of connecting markers are provided on the surface of the...
7295943 Geomagnetic sensor for calibrating azimuth by compensating for an effect of tilting and method thereof  
A geomagnetic sensor capable of calibrating an accurate azimuth even if the geomagnetic sensor is in a tilting state. The geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetism measuring unit, having a drive...
7289898 Apparatus and method for measuring speed of a moving object  
An apparatus and method for measuring the speed of a moving object is provided. A first acceleration along the moving direction of the moving object and a second acceleration along the lateral...
7289035 Seat folding apparatus with a passive radio frequency link and foreign object detection system  
A seat folding apparatus is provided with a passive Rf frequency link that requires that a person be within a certain limited distance from the vehicle to operate the seat folding mechanism. A...
7272404 Position acquisition  
A first transceiver ( 4, 30 ) can position itself by forming an ad hoc network ( 20 ) of transceivers which assist the first transceiver in acquiring its position. A dedicated infrastructure such...
7257248 Non-contact measurement system and method  
A system and method for non-contact measurement of a complex part is provided. The method comprises acquiring an image of the complex part including imposed laser lines on the complex part using at...
7246033 Pedometer for pets  
An exercise monitoring pedometer for pets is directed toward measuring a pet's exercise over some, period of time, such as a day or week or month. The pet pedometer includes a solid state...
7239976 Method and system for automatic pointing stabilization and aiming control device  
A platform residing viewing sensor and a pointing system/weapon. An operator system is remotely monitoring the scene on a display as viewed by the viewing sensor such that an operator system can...
7239975 Method and system for automatic stabilization and pointing control of a device  
The present invention provides a method and system for an innovative design of the automatic stabilization and pointing control of a device based on the MEMS technology, which is small enough and...
7233872 Difference correcting method for posture determining instrument and motion measuring instrument  
The error of a sensor in motion capture system is corrected. An acceleration sensor determines the direction of gravity (G 1 ) in a still initial state. The direction G 1 will never change always...
7219032 Estimation algorithms and location techniques  
Robust methods are developed to provide bounds and probability distributions for the locations of objects as well as for associated variables that affect the accuracy of the location such as the...
7216055 Dynamic attitude measurement method and apparatus  
A method and system senses the attitude of an accelerating object by measuring acceleration with accelerometers in three orthogonal axes and measuring angular rate with angular rate sensors...
7212201 Method and apparatus for segmenting an image in order to locate a part thereof  
A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that...
7209586 Method and arrangement for detecting the spatial form of an object  
The invention relates to a method of detecting the 3D shape of objects, in which the object is pressed into a plastically deformable mass provided with markers adapted to be evaluated...
7184926 Method for estimating the orientation of a machine  
A method for estimating the orientation of the machine which provides a motive power unit and a working tool, in which the working tool is pivoted to the motive power unit and carries a 3D sensor...
7174202 Medical navigation apparatus  
Methods and apparatus are provided for locating the position, preferably in three dimensions, of a sensor by generating magnetic fields which are detected at the sensor. The magnetic fields are...
7143004 Solid state orientation sensor with 360 degree measurement capability  
The device is a miniature, self-contained solid state orientation sensor. The unit utilizes three magnetometers and three accelerometers to calculate pitch, roll, and yaw (compass heading) angles...
7130759 Telemetric contextually based spatial audio system integrated into a mobile terminal wireless system  
A telemetric contextually based spatial audio system is integrated into a mobile terminal including a headset and antenna. The headset includes an electronic compass which determines head...
7130754 Sensor calibration apparatus, sensor calibration method, program, storage medium, information processing method, and information processing apparatus  
A calibration information calculation unit 340 calculates the first coordinate positions of feature points included in images obtained by an image sensing apparatus at timings from an instruction...
7117116 Method and system for cutting point cloud automatically  
A system for cutting point cloud automatically includes an application server ( 1 ), client computers ( 3 ), and a database ( 5 ). The application server includes: a point cloud inputting module (...
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...
7092109 Position/orientation measurement method, and position/orientation measurement apparatus  
A first error coordinate between the image coordinate of a first indicator, which is arranged on the real space and detected on a first image captured by a first image sensing unit, and the...
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...
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...
7085411 Method of manufacturing electronic components including a method for three dimensional inspection  
A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. One or more cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent...
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