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WO/2002/025210A1
A levelness and or vertically indicator using a laser beam is provided in which a laser beam emitted from a laser beam scanning mechanism (4) is converted to a laser beam line by using a cylindrical lens (145) or a polygonal rotary mirro...  
WO/2002/008692A1
The invention relates to a method for measuring a distance-related variable such as distance, speed or acceleration, or for leveling. An emitting device (1-6) comprising at least one microlaser (3) is used as an emitter, and the beam ref...  
WO/2002/005005A1
The invention relates to an autofocussing method, especially for telescopes pertaining to surveying equipment, said telescopes being fitted with image sensors which split the image signal into individual image elements (pixel), such as C...  
WO/2000/073810A1
The invention relates to a solar installation comprising a solar element and a diffractively and/or refractively functioning optical device via which the incident sunlight is guided onto the solar element in a vertically oriented manner....  
WO/2000/017606A1
An electrooptical distance measuring instrument and measuring method for determining an arbitrary three-dimensional coordinate position, distance, area from distance data and angle data. At least three points on a plane $g(a) including t...  
WO1999024276B1
The invention relates to a solar altitude detector (1) for motor vehicles comprising a shade mask (2) in which a passage opening (5) provided for permitting sunlight though is inserted, said opening creating a light structure when irradi...  
WO/1999/024787A2
The invention relates to a navigation device for motor vehicles, wherein dead reckoning navigation is used in conjunction with other positioning methods. According to the invention, an acceleration sensor (6) which is preferably integrat...  
WO/1999/001017A2
A vehicle navigation system (100) comprises a planning module (110) for planning a route between an origin and a destination and subsequently guides the driver along the planned route. The system further comprises a receiver (124) for th...  
WO/1998/058232A1
A remotely controlled adjustable height support stand (200) for positioning the laser scanner (50) vertically as well as a remote control for adjusting the height and/or angular position of the laser scanner (50) is disclosed.  
WO/1998/039617A1
The figure shows an educational apparatus (10) or toy plane table for teaching the principles of surveying, practical geometry and map making. The apparatus (10) comprises a table (21) mounted on a tripod having telescopic, height adjust...  
WO/1998/036373A1
The invention concerns the identification of stars. It consists in selecting 'detected stars' among the sensed stars; coupling the detected stars; selecting all or part of the doublets of the catalogue which are most likely to have been ...  
WO/1998/028661A2
A height meter for measuring the height of a first surface (1) of a transparent object (5) is described, which height meter comprises a radiation source for supplying a converging measuring beam (11) whose chief ray extends at an angle (...  
WO/1998/005926A1
This invention automates collimation by a light wave range finder, relieves an operator of troublesome operations and secures always stable measuring accuracy. A target mark (11) bonded to an object is imaged by a CCD camera (6) through ...  
WO/1997/050129A1
A theodolite (2) with distance meter (3) and optionally a global positioning system (GPS), is provided with one or a plurality of input plugs (4) connected through cables (5) to photovoltaic supply panels (6). Optionally, the panel or pa...  
WO/1997/045700A1
The invention concerns an optical sensor (50) for tracking an aiming mark (10) using an optical radiation source (6) and a high-sensitive resolution optoelectronic detector (7). To guide the radiation beam, optical elements (2a, 2b, 2c, ...  
WO/1997/044638A1
A quadrant light detector (10) that employs the concept of constructed occlusion to improve its accuracy and by incorporating baffles (28) within the design to improve its detection response to incoming light (11) having an incidence ang...  
WO/1997/032184A1
A laser scanner (50) includes a laser (76) affixed to a pendulum (66) with a damper (80) for damping the movement of the pendulum (66). The laser scanner (50) is controllable through a remote control (62) for positioning the laser beam a...  
WO/1997/029344A1
A device for fixing geodesic instruments has the counterweight (10) connected by means of an arm with the telescope clamp (11). Said counterweight (10) is adapted to ensure the static balance of the device and is shaped as a cylindrical ...  
WO/1997/029343A1
This invention relates to a method for fixing geodesic instruments at a telescope of an optical geodesic instrument and to a device for fixing instruments by that method. The method enables to achieve the parallelism between optical axes...  
WO/1997/016777A1
The invention relates to a method of controlling the pressure in a compression chamber (10), particularly in a pneumatic braking device for a recording medium (12) in the form of a strip, in which method the actual pressure (Ip) in the c...  
WO/1997/006409A1
The invention relates to a process and device for the rapid detection of the position of a target marking (1). The target marking (1) is picked-up by the imaging optics (2) and the local opto-electronic detector (4) of a theodolite or ta...  
WO/1996/018080A1
A system for measuring relative angular position about a roll-axis, a yaw-axis, and a pitch-axis includes a source assembly and a receiver assembly. A source assembly emits a rotationally polarized carrier wave laser beam. A laser beam f...  
WO1996018080A2
A system for measuring relative angular position about a roll-axis, a yaw-axis, and a pitch-axis includes a source assembly and a receiver assembly. A source assembly emits a rotationally polarized carrier wave laser beam. A laser beam f...  
WO/1996/010729A1
Optical transceiver apparatus for measuring angular misalignment between two bodies in elevation, azimuth and roll utilizes a light transmitter (40) coupled to a first body such as an aircraft fuselage reference and a light receiver (12)...  
WO/1996/007120A1
Observation instrument (1) located on a satellite (18) comprising light sources whose radiaton is reflected by the faces of at least one optical dihedral (13, 21) so shaped that the reflected beam is virtually not deviated even if it is ...  
WO/1996/006326A2
A navigation device for a land vehicle senses vehicle displacement and stores map data. Matching of the displacement to the map data produces actual position and motion of the vehicle. Under control of user input, an intended route from ...  
WO/1995/035480A1
The invention relates to an optical device by means of which the direction of a graticule may be measured with high precision. To this end, the graticule is illuminated by a spotlight and the light reflecting from it collected by a theod...  
WO/1995/034101A1
A map is provided for indicating the direction of a fixed point (S), such as a sub-satellite point, from any point (P) within a specified area which is a substantial fraction of the earth's surface. The map projection is such that the ac...  
WO/1995/028614A1
The device (2) comprises an elongate body (8) which comprises a hollow cylindrical tube (12) within which a core (10) is arranged. The core is laterally flexible but substantially torsionally stiff. The tube is both torsionally and later...  
WO/1993/023719A1
An optical location system for locating the position of a moving object in a defined area. An optical transmitter is attached to the moving object. A stationary receiver has a number of sensors for receiving a signal from the transmitter...  
WO/1992/015839A1
A apparatus and method for measuring deviation of a reference point from a datum utilises a theodolite telescope (31) equipped with an electronic image detector (35). Initially, the theodolite telescope is aligned with the datum. Signals...  
WO/1992/008105A1
The invention relates to a measuring instrument for determining the position of at least one measuring point (C) in the vicinity of the measuring instrument, and a method for determining the position of at least one measuring point. The ...  
WO/1992/003700A1
The system includes a base unit (11) sensitive to infrared (IR) signals (13) transmitted by a mobile remote unit (12) to an IR receiver (16) which is placed behind a rotating set of signal blocking blinders (62) whose position at any tim...  
WO/1991/018258A1
According to the present invention, an observing machine is set at an observing point and collimation targets are disposed at three fixed points. By collimating the three fixed points from the observing machine, horizontal angles and hei...  
WO/1990/012282A1
The invention relates to an arrangement for establishing or defining measuring points. A main measuring station having distance measuring equipment is held in alignment with marking equipment positioned on or in the proximity of the surf...  
WO/1990/012284A1
The invention relates to an arrangement for one-man surveying. The arrangement includes a measuring station (1) and a target unit (2). A sighting-marker arrangement is provided which can be indicated by an indicator arrangement (7) on th...  
WO/1990/006491A1
A method for determining the coordinates of stars for preparation of a star catalogue provides for recording the coordinates of the stars by means of an astrometric instrument rigidly installed at a desired angle to the longitudinal axis...  
WO/1990/000718A1
A surveying instrument with receiver for a satellite position measurement system comprises a preferably contactless, tiltable distance measurer (2) combined in a geometrically clearly-defined relative position with the satellite receiver...  
WO/1990/000719A1
In a terrestrial surveying with an electro-optical global station (1) for combined angle and distance measurement and with a connection to data storage or data processing devices (20), the total station (1) and at least one mobile positi...  
WO/1989/009922A1
A camera (1; 13, 14) comprising a lens (2) forms images onto a two-dimensional array of photo-sensitive elements (3), e.g. a CCD or CID sensor. The lens has a well defined centre of rotational symmetry (5), giving an unambiguous definiti...  
WO/1989/006783A1
A position measurement system comprises an angle measuring apparatus (11) which can operate unattended, and an attended target device (10) mounted on a support (22). The target device has a sight (20) for locating the apparatus and means...  
WO/1988/008142A1
An improved apparatus is disclosed for reliably and unambiguously sensing the angle of arrival of an electromagnetic radiation beam by a remote source. A sensor assembly (2) receives, through an optical window (22), the incident beam whi...  
WO/1987/007366A1
An angle measuring instrument, in particular a sextant or theodolite, having contrarotating stepping motors for fine positioning of the viewing means. A theodolite (10) having a telescope (11) mounted for pivotal movement about a horizon...  
WO/1987/003696A1
An optical direction of arrival system responsive to incident electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a plurality of detector elements (101, 102) responsive to incident electromagnetic radiation for providing respective detector outputs, ...  
WO/1987/002450A1
To transfer an angle between two devices located at different points using an optical instrument, a corresponding code pattern is transmitted in one direction from a device located at a first point to wards the other device located at th...  
WO/1986/004408A1
A navigation system including a sextant (11) having a telescope (12), a fixed horizon mirror (14), a movable index mirror (15) mounted on an index arm (16) and a stepping mirror (22) which is actuable on receipt of control pulses to caus...  
WO/1984/002754A1
A pivot assembly for a guide or marking tool (10) comprising a first member (12) with a reference edge (31) alignable with a desired datum (36), a second member (13) with a sighting, guiding or marking edge (16) and a semi-circular quadr...  
WO/1981/000761A1
An improved optical measuring instrument having an image combining mirror (8) which reflects part of the light from one source (13) and transmits part of the light from another source (6) and superimposes such reflected and transmitted l...  
WO/1980/000611A1
A theodolite head for measuring horizontal and vertical angles is provided with driving means coaxial with the axis (6) of the apparatus to adjust the horizontal and the vertical. The instruments mounted on the head may be interchanged w...  
JP7419364B2
To provide an information processing device, method and program capable of determining the orientation or slant of a camera while facilitating the installation work of the camera and reducing the number of sensors provided in the camera....  

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