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WO/2008/089789A1
A method for aiming a surveying instrument towards a selected target is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of capturing an image using a camera in the surveying instrument; selecting a target by identifying an object point in the ...  
WO2007067771B1
A handheld measurement device of an embodiment of the invention includes a distance measurement engine and an angular position measurement engine. A controller controls the distance measurement engine and .associates an elevation, azimut...  
WO/2008/079162A2
A celestial object locating device according to the present disclosure enables a user to unambiguously identify one or more stars or other celestial objects. The celestial object locating device may also direct a user to a desired celest...  
WO/2008/071426A1
The invention relates to a self-calibration of a circle segment (1, 6) for measuring the angle of a rotatably mounted object, in which the circle segment (1, 6) is divided into a number N of uniform graduation intervals (7), which self-c...  
WO/2008/037158A1
A sun azimuth sensor comprises a housing and a photo detector (200a). A slit allowing sunlight to pass through is provided on the top of the housing. The photo detector includes a first and a second photoelectric detective elements (201,...  
WO/2008/019856A1
A laser scanner for detecting spatial surroundings comprises a stator (21), a rotor (1), mounted on the stator (21) to be rotatable about a first rotational axis, and a rotary body (2), mounted on the rotor (1) to be rotatable about a se...  
WO2007027383B1
A method of augmenting a mobile radio positioning system (Mobile_ RADPS) (10) by using a stationary fan laser transmitter (18). A rover (12) comprises the mobile radio positioning system (Mobile_RADPS) (14) integrated with a mobile laser...  
WO/2008/014813A1
An electronic leveling apparatus for optically measuring a height difference relative to a leveling staff comprises a telescope, a camera fixed to the telescope, a first actuator for rotating both said telescope and said camera in a hori...  
WO/2007/090309A1
An angle measuring device for optical angle measurement has a telescope body 5 which is rotatably mounted around at least one shaft (1, 2; 11), wherein the shaft (1, 2; 11) is rotatably mounted at at least two bearing points 6, and the b...  
WO/2007/053888A1
A laser assembly can be used to replace a string line on roadworks. A system to determine the level of a road using a laser assembly is also described.  
WO/2007/046820A2
The present invention features a system and method to determine relative spatial parameters between two coordinate systems, which may be a mold and a region of a substrate in which mold is employed to generate a pattern. To that end, rel...  
WO2006096190A9
A laser beam steering module (310) includes an optics assembly (316) that directs a first portion (320) of a laser beam (308) through an output aperture and a second portion (314) along a sensing path. The optics assembly adjusts a posit...  
WO/2007/041465A1
A redundant sensing apparatus (100) includes a magnet assembly (104) , a first sensor (116) , and a second sensor (120) . The magnet assembly generates a magnetic field. The first sensor is positioned in magnet assembly (104) to generate...  
WO/2007/002908A1
A laser, square, protractor kit has a laser marker with a housing. The housing has a first positioning member. The protractor has a base with a second positioning member, which cooperates with the first positioning member to position the...  
WO/2007/000067A1
A method and system for acquiring azimuth information of a device using signals transmitted from satellites comprises an antenna (4) for global positioning systems having at least a hemispherical antenna pattern covering at least part of...  
WO/2006/133648A1
A switched mode digital displacement transducer contains a lattice belt (B) representing a dial fixed on an object which can generate relative displacement. The lattice belt (B) includes plural lattices being able to conduct electricity ...  
WO/2006/074929A1
Apparatus and methods for detecting inclination employ a point source (125) of light from which light is emitted through a lens (120) toward a reflective surface (160) of a liquid (105)contained in a vessel (110). Light reflected from th...  
WO/2006/056475A1
The invention relates to a telescope which is used to inject and/or to extract, by reflection, emitting and/or capturing bundles of beams (3,4). According to the invention, at least one deflecting means (6) is joined to the planar surfac...  
WO/2006/053837A1
According to the invention, a separation from at least one and an image of at least three reflective regions on the orientation indicator are recorded by a separation measurement sensor and an image sensor in a measuring device (1), for ...  
WO/2006/046912A1
The invention relates to a method and device for the determination of the roll angle &phgr of a rotating body, such as a shell, utilizing sensors for the detection of rotation signals in a body-fixed coordinate system. According to the i...  
WO/2006/008318A1
In a geodesic measuring instrument (4) with a fixing device (8) for positioning the measuring instrument (4) and with a measuring component (7) having an optical beam path for surveying a target, whereby the measuring components (7) are ...  
WO/2006/005511A2
A winding (Wl-W6) for an n-phase electric motor is disclosed. The winding (Wl-W6) comprises a number of consecutive winding groups of n individual windings (L1-L6), wherein at a point in time an individual winding of a first group exhibi...  
WO/2006/007306A2
An elongate object (10) optically determines at least one of its orientation parameters relative to a plane surface. A probe radiation beam (16) is directed from the object (22) at various angles σ to various locations on the plane, whe...  
WO/2005/091837A2
An apparatus and method employing principles of stereo vision for determining one or more orientation parameters and especially the second and third Euler angles Ѳ, ψ of an elongate object (10) whose tip (12) is contacting a surface (2...  
WO/2005/079480A2
A laser level which projects one to four laser lines on surfaces capable of reflecting light within a projection envelope around the laser level such that the lines can provide plumb, level, and/or other guide lines on any surface facing...  
WO/2005/066582A1
A signal introducing device (26, 28) for directing a space-propagated signal reradiated from a specific signal source and arriving with rectilinear propagatability to a signal receiving surface (11, 21) of a receiving sensor. An opening ...  
WO/2005/050037A1
The invention relates to a gyroscope production method and to the configuration of a gyroscope thus produced. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of producing a base (15, 35) for a scale (24, 44) on a gyroscopic ring (3,...  
WO/2005/028994A2
An optical alignment system for use in a semiconductor processing system is provided. The optical alignment system includes a wafer chuck that has an alignment feature integrated into the top surface of the wafer chuck. In addition, a be...  
WO/2005/026767A1
According to the invention, an image (4) with a form (6) of the object is recorded, for the purpose of measuring the direction to said object, the further surveying of which will follow. In order to achieve an optimum stability for the a...  
WO/2005/017644A2
There is provided a 3-dimensional measurement device for calculating 3-dimensional coordinate data by using a measurement device and an imaging device. The measurement device measures the position of a sight target from a distance and an...  
WO/2005/015123A2
Each of a horizontal chart generating unit (26) and a vertical chart generating unit (27) generate eight charts &num 0 to &num 7, the bright/dark sections being placed sequentially in equal distances. Each pattern of each charts &num 0 t...  
WO/2005/012831A1
A method for measuring and aligning wheels of a vehicle using a machine vision alignment apparatus including optical scanning devices and optically scannable targets. The method includes prompting a user of the alignment apparatus to cho...  
WO/2005/012833A1
The invention relates to a method for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a reference structure on a high-precision test-piece (1). After arrangement of the test-piece (1) on a retainer piece (3), a pre-alignment of ...  
WO/2005/012839A1
The invention relates to a device for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a reference structure on a high-precision test-piece (1). The device comprises a plinth (2), a retainer piece (3), mounted such as to rotate a...  
WO2004083779B1
The invention relates to a method for the geodesical measurement of an object (1), using a geodesical measuring appliance (2) comprising recording means (3) for acquiring a recorded image (4) at least of the object (1) to be geodesically...  
WO/2004/097338A1
The invention relates to a device for adjusting the angle of a sighting unit (1) towards a target, in particular for a geodesic-measuring instrument. The inventive device comprises a reference base (2), at least one bearing (3) for mount...  
WO/2004/088247A2
The invention relates to a device for visual positioning of the type comprising a fixed scale (2), arranged on a base (1), defining an axis (Y), for pointing at a first landmark (5), at least two moving scales (6, 7), generating the axes...  
WO/2004/081494A2
For measuring the orientation of an offset stabiliser device in a downhole environment. A shaft rotates relative to the stabiliser device, and signal trigger means are provided at known locations on each of the rotating shaft and the sta...  
WO/2004/063668A2
Apparatus for sensing information regarding a surface (12) including a first plurality of optical elements (50, 70, 74, 53, 80, 84, 54, 60) arranged to acquire two dimensional information (20) about a surface (12), a second plurality of ...  
WO/2004/059245A1
A position deviation system (10) and method detects and corrects position deviations between the optical axis (118) of an optical system (100), such as an exposure apparatus (150), and the center of a curved shaped object, such as a sphe...  
WO/2004/046651A1
The portable self-contained horizontal and vertical level, angle and distance measuring device is suitable for indicating whether or when two or more points are level with each other and for measuring distances and angles between two or ...  
WO/2004/036145A1
The invention relates to an electronic display and control device for a geodesic measuring device (12) containing capturing means (1') and representation means for detecting and reproducing a measuring range (11) together with input mean...  
WO/2004/025777A1
A device for determining the suitability of a communications satellite antenna reception device site has a bubble level and inclinometer for orienting the device vertically and horizontally. The device also carries a magnetic compass and...  
WO/2003/091662A1
The invention relates to a device for determining the position and direction of channel inlets and channel outlets in wastewater systems that, in a horizontal plane, lead into or out of sewer manholes. To this end, a device was created t...  
WO/2003/085357A2
The invention concerns a device for sensing the orientation of a solid comprising: at least an angular position sensor (10a, 10b), capable of being made integral with the solid and of delivering at least a measurement data ($g(u)m) repre...  
WO/2003/081082A2
The present invention relates to a direction setting device comprising a frame (1) that carries a rotatably mounted shaft (2) which supports a first belt pulley (13) whose rotational position defines a direction to be set, wherein a rota...  
WO/2003/008909A1
A rangefinder (1) with a sighting device (8, 9) is disclosed, comprising a transmitter (4) for emitting an optical beam, an incident lens (5) for the optimal measuring beam re-emitted or scattered from a measured object, a receiver (6), ...  
WO/2003/008908A1
A ground proximity warning system including a pitch angle alerting device, the pitch angle alerting device including warning logic having an input that is structured to receive a signal that is representative of the indicated pitch angle...  
WO/2002/070990A1
An astronomical, particularly solar and/or lunar, gonionetric indicator comprising a reflecting member (1; 16; 20) having at least one planar surface scored with substantially circular and concentric microgrooves, wherein the width and t...  
WO/2002/054169A2
A data input device and method including an illuminator (106) operative to illuminate at least one engagement plane (102) by directing light along the at least one engagement plane, a two-dimensional imaging sensor (112) viewing the at l...  

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