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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2020
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yasunari Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuyoshi Nakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Hosokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Shitaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A position detection apparatus configured to detect a position on a movement surface of a mounted object having the position detection apparatus mounted thereon, includes a moved amount detector configured to detect an amount of movement on the movement surface; a posture detector configured to detect at least a posture of the mounted object on the movement surface; and a position calculator configured to calculate the position of the mounted object, based on the amount of movement and the posture.