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Method for determining the position and/or orientation of a creature relative to an environment

  • US 20040148125A1
  • Filed: 11/18/2003
  • Published: 07/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining the position and/or orientation of a creature (3) relative to an environment, characterized in that it comprises that the creature is connected to a locating member (4) including a transducer (5) so that the relative positions and/or orientations of the creature and the transducer are arranged to be within a limited interval, said transducer determining its position and/or orientation relative to the environment by receiving incident optical signals from signal sources (9) in the environment and by recording the relative incident positions of the received signals on a surface of the transducer, and that the position and/or orientation of the creature is determined by means of the position and/or orientation determined for the transducer.

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