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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Gerard Lopez, East Schodack, NY (US);
Jerry Lynne Page, Alto, MI (US);
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2013.01); G01S 1/70 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G02B 27/286 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G02B 26/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of projecting into space, from a first object, a plurality of modulated lines to form a grid defining a first relative reference frame, the method includes projecting polarized light having a first orientation to form a horizontal grid line projecting from the first object and projecting polarized light having a second orientation different than the first orientation to from a vertical grid line projecting from the first object and modulating the horizontal grid line and the vertical grid line to carry first and second grid words, respectively.