Elastic sensor mesh system for 3-dimensional measurement, mapping and kinematics applications
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1. A measurement apparatus for determining the shape of a three dimensional object, comprising:
- an array of sensors;
elastic connections between each one of said array of sensors and at least another one of said array of sensors;
wherein said array of sensors is capable of deformation to conform to the surface topology of a three dimensional object.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system for determining the shape of a three dimensional object. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes an array of sensors and elastic connections between the sensors within the array. When placed over a three dimensional object, the array of sensors deforms to conform to the surface topology of the three dimensional object. The sensors are connected to a data processor in which the data from the sensors is taken to construct a three-dimensional representation of the actual physical three dimensional object.
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36 Claims
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1. A measurement apparatus for determining the shape of a three dimensional object, comprising:
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an array of sensors;
elastic connections between each one of said array of sensors and at least another one of said array of sensors;
whereinsaid array of sensors is capable of deformation to conform to the surface topology of a three dimensional object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A measurement apparatus comprising:
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a meshing including;
a plurality of sensors, wherein each of the plurality of sensors detects a location of an adjacent sensor within the plurality of sensors;
a set of deformable connectors, wherein the set of deformable connectors interconnect the plurality of sensors to form the mesh, wherein the mesh is deformable to conform to a surface of an object; and
an interface connected to the mesh, wherein the interface provides a connection to output data generated by the mesh. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining the shape of a three dimensional object, comprising:
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a measurement apparatus having a plurality of sensors and having means for conforming to the shape of the three dimensional object;
means for determining relative locations of each of the plurality of sensors with respect to others of the plurality of sensors; and
means for transmitting the relative locations to a data processing system.
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15. A method for determining the shape of a three dimensional object, the method comprising:
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receiving position information from a plurality of sensors, said sensors encapsulating at least a portion of the three dimensional object; and
generating a two dimensional representation of the three dimensional object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product in computer readable media for use in a data processing system for determining the shape of a three dimensional object, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for receiving position information from a plurality of sensors, said sensors encapsulating at least a portion of the three dimensional object; and
second instructions for generating a two dimensional representation of the three dimensional object. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of translating physical movements into other media, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of position data of an object from an elastic sensor mesh, wherein each of the plurality of position data corresponds to a different point in time;
determining a shape of the object for each point in time; and
mapping the shape to an alternate media. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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