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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1987
Bruce T Boone, Cobb County, GA (US);
Steven Nafziger, Dekalb County, GA (US);
Thomas A Rak, Cobb County, GA (US);
John A McMennamy, Cobb County, GA (US);
Movats Incorporated, Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for achieving variable observations angles by a single transducer rotationally and pivotally mounted with a housing; and for utilizing the variable angle transducer to detect and trace and distance of unseen objects within a casing from the transducer by moving the transducer within its housing which is held stationary against the casing; and for determining the angle of observation between the transducer and the observed object; and thereby accurately determining the relative position and orientation of the object within the casing.