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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Gregory Michael Burke, San Diego, CA (US);
Gary Alan Kneezel, Webster, NY (US);
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of determining a position of a mobile apparatus includes: firing a laser mounted on the mobile apparatus; rotating the laser and a first and second photo detector that are disposed proximate the laser while monitoring an amount of rotation; detecting a first amplitude of light received by the first photo detector and a second amplitude of light received by a second photo detector as a function of rotation; identifying a first orientation corresponding to perpendicularity of the laser to a position referencing structure; identifying a second orientation corresponding to perpendicularity of the laser to the position referencing structure; identifying a third orientation corresponding to perpendicularity of the laser to the position referencing structure; and calculating the position of the mobile apparatus based on the first orientation, the second orientation, the third orientation, and a predetermined distance associated with the position referencing structure.