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Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Trimble Jena Gmbh, Jena, DE;

Inventors:

Michael Vogel, Schleifreisen, DE;

Andreas Glimm, Weimar, DE;

Assignee:

Trimble Jena GmbH, Jena, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/27 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/27 (2013.01); G01C 15/00 (2013.01); G01C 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A geodetic device comprises three device components, two axes of rotation, and two angle sensors such that the device components are rotatable with respect to each other and their rotational positions are determinable, and an inclination sensor system. A method for determining a characteristic of the device comprises an alignment of the second device component with respect to the first device component into a plurality of different rotational positions, whereby in each rotational position of the plurality of rotational positions a measurement value is determined from the first angle sensor, a measurement value is determined from the second angle sensor, and a measurement value is determined for the orientation of the inclination sensor system.


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