Image analysis – Applications – Range or distance measuring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-31
2010-06-01
Azarian, Seyed (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Range or distance measuring
C382S193000, C345S166000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07729515
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an optical navigation system for determining a pose, which includes the position and orientation of an object in an environment. The optical navigation system uses a number of beacons affixed at known locations in the environment to provide electromagnetic radiation in a sequenced pattern. An on-board optic images the radiation from the beacons onto an on-board centroid sensing device to obtain an imaged distribution of the radiation on the on-board centroid sensing device. The centroid sensing device determines the centroid of the imaged distribution and provides centroid information to a navigation unit for determining the pose of the object from the centroid. The navigation system is particularly well-suited for navigating hand-held objects.
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Alboszta Marek
Gonzalez-Banos Hector H.
Hawks Timothy J.
Mandella Michael J.
Alboszta Marek
Azarian Seyed
Electronic Scripting Products, Inc.
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