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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G01M 15/14 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2013.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01); G01B 11/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for determining location of at least a part of a first object, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: control an actuator to move an optical arrangement relative to the first object; control the optical arrangement to transmit an electromagnetic wave; receive a signal from the optical arrangement; and determine a location of an edge of the first object by determining whether a change in a parameter of the signal satisfies at least one criterion.