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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Alken Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Inventors:
Robert F. Higgins, South Burlington, VT (US);
Keith M. Hanf, Colchester, VT (US);
Allan G. Rodgers, Jr., Waterbury, VT (US);
Allan G. Rodgers, Jericho, VT (US);
Assignee:
ALKEN Inc., Colchester, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for implementing a technique for adaptively assigning weighting factors to position and orientation determinations in an electromagnetic or hybrid tracking system having multiple transmitters or multiple receivers. The apparatus may reduce the impact of eddy current distortion to the position and orientation determinations.