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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edmond J Dougherty, Strafford, PA (US);
George R Simmons, III, Haddon Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
August Design, Inc., Ardmore, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ; G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395 94 ; 395 86 ; 395 97 ;
Abstract
A system for determining position and orientation of a stationary or moving object projects beams of electromagnetic waves, such as light, onto the object. The beams make lines on the object. A camera senses reflections of the lines. The reflections are converted into pixel data which are used to determine the position and orientation of the object relative to a predetermined coordinate system. The system can also maneuver a robot end effector to the object's position and orientation by interactively viewing representations of the object's position and orientation, and the end effector on a computer screen.