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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
May. 20, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sean J McKenna, Salem, NH (US);
Assignee:
The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250561 ; 356-1 ;
Abstract
The depth-gauging vision system includes illumination apparatus for projecting a preselected feature upon an object whose distance and orientation are to be determined. A camera is provided for generating an image of the feature reflected from the object. Processing apparatus is provided comparing the reflected image of the feature with the preselected feature itself to determine the distance to the object and its orientation.