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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Kevin R. Nau, New Carlisle, OH (US);
Kevin R. Nau, New Carlisle, OH (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with distance based position measurement are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to be positioned proximate a feature of interest. The apparatus includes a laser distance meter (LDM) configured to emit a laser beam and to determine first and second distances between the LDM and first and second targets. The first and second targets have known positions in three dimensions with respect to a reference plane from which the LDM is located. The apparatus also includes a trilateration unit configured to compute a two dimensional position of the LDM relative to the targets based, at least in part, on the first and second distances.