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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

May. 08, 2024
Applicant:

Trimble Inc., Westminster, CO (US);

Inventors:

Mark Nichols, Christchurch, NZ;

Thomas Peterson, Christchurch, NZ;

Adam Bursill, Christchurch, NZ;

Assignee:

Trimble Inc., Westminster, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for operating an augmented reality (AR) device using a robotic total station (RTS) are described. An RTS reference frame is correlated with an AR reference frame. A set of RTS measurements are received from the RTS including a distance and an angle from the RTS to a reflector of the AR device. An RTS point within the RTS reference frame is determined based on the distance and the angle. An AR point is determined within the AR reference frame based on a set of vision-based or inertia-based measurements. The RTS reference frame and/or the AR reference frame is shifted to align the RTS point with the AR point. The RTS reference frame and/or the AR reference frame is rotated to align an RTS vector formed using the RTS point with an AR vector formed using the AR point.


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