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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Karl A. Stough, Elburn, IL (US);
Dean W. Craig, Aurora, IL (US);
Inventors:
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Karl A. Stough, Elburn, IL (US);
Dean W. Craig, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G03B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor-mounting bracket for supporting a positioning sensor with respect to a camera so that the compass heading and tilt angle of the camera can be determined. To determine the compass heading and tilt angle of the camera, the sensor-mounting bracket is configured to align the positioning sensor with the sight line of the camera. In particular, the bracket is adapted to align the compass heading and the tilt axis of the positioning sensor so that they are parallel with the sight line of the camera.