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Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:

Kla-tencor Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eliezer Rosengaus, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ady Levy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Kris Bhaskar, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

KLA-Tencor Corp., Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/00 (2006.01); G01C 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 15/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for acquiring information for a construction site are provided. One system includes a base unit positioned within a construction site by a user. A computer subsystem of the base unit determines a position of the base unit with respect to the construction site. The system also includes a measurement unit moved within the construction site by a user. The measurement unit includes one or more elements configured to interact with light in a known manner. An optical subsystem of the base unit directs light to the element(s) and detects the light after interacting with the element(s). The computer subsystem is configured to determine a position and pose of the measurement unit with respect to the base unit based on the detected light. The measurement unit includes a measurement device used by the measurement unit or the base unit to determine information for the construction site.


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