WO2001065207A3 - Apparatus and method for determining position - Google Patents

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WO2001065207A3
WO2001065207A3 PCT/US2001/006181 US0106181W WO0165207A3 WO 2001065207 A3 WO2001065207 A3 WO 2001065207A3 US 0106181 W US0106181 W US 0106181W WO 0165207 A3 WO0165207 A3 WO 0165207A3
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receiver
angle data
display
elevation
azimuth angle
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Thomas Hedges
Sean Beliveau
Timothy Pratt
Rick Slater
Michael Sobel
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Arc Second Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C15/00—Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C13/00
    • G01C15/002—Active optical surveying means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves

Abstract

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 receiver, the receiver has a sensor that receives a first position signal and a second position signal emitted from an optical transmitter. The receiver outputs a first and a second receive signal. A calculator in the receiver determines the first interval time spearation between the first and second receive signals, converts the first time interval separation into elevation angle data and outputs the elevation angle data. A display in the receiver receives and display the levation angle data. Thre receiver is selectively positionalbe within a workspace. Determination of azimuth angle of the receiver is made by receiving a strobe pulse, determining the periodicity of the pulse and comparing the periodicity with transmitter calibration information stored in the receiver, and converting the measure of time separation into azimuth angle data. The display in the receiver receives and displays the azimuth angle data. Additionally, the user can select desired azimuth and/or elevation angles, and the display can guide the user to the desired location.
PCT/US2001/006181 2000-02-28 2001-02-27 Apparatus and method for determining position WO2001065207A2 (en)

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