Barrow for moving observation

• US 20050029764A1
• Filed: 07/02/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nagoya University
• Original Assignee: Nagoya University
• Inventors: Tanaka, Takafumi
• Application Number:
  US10/882,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20050029764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/47.310
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 1/002 convertible from a one-axled vehicle to a two-axled vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 1/22 involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 3/12 Measuring wheels
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/12 executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning

Abstract

This invention relates to a barrow for moving observation which observation equipment 5 is mounted and is driven by one wheel that contacts with a travel surface comprising an acceleration sensor 9 which detects the rotation angles around the mutually orthogonal x, y and z axes, a rotation angle sensor 10 which detects the rotation angles around the mutually orthogonal x, y and z axes, a wheel revolution sensor 8 which detects the revolution of the wheel, a computer 7 that calculate a position and a zenithal angle and a azimuthal angle of the direction of the observation of said equipment 5 in accordance with an information of self-contained navigation from said acceleration sensor 9 and said rotation angle sensor 10 and an information of moving distance from said wheel revolution sensor 8 at least in the observation by said equipment 5.

Claims

1. A barrow for moving observation which observation equipment is mounted and is driven by one wheel that contacts with a travel surface comprising:

A rotation angle sensor that detects the rotation angles around the mutually orthogonal three axes,

A wheel revolution sensor that detects the revolution of the wheel,

An observation position and direction calculating device that calculate a position and a zenithal angle and a azimuthal angle of the direction of the observation of said equipment in accordance with an information of self-contained navigation from said rotation angle sensor and an information of moving distance from said wheel revolution sensor at least in the observation by said equipment.

2. A barrow according to claim 1, further comprising an acceleration sensor which detects the acceleration of the barrow that directed to the mutually orthogonal three axes and,

Said observation position and direction calculating device uses information of self-contained navigation from said acceleration sensor to calculate the position and the zenithal angle and the azimuthal angle of the direction of the observation of said equipment.

3. A barrow according to claim 1, wherein,

Said observation position and direction calculating device comprises:

A moving pathway calculation unit which continuously calculate the position of said equipment and calculate a moving pathway of the barrow in accordance with the transition of the position of the equipment and,

A moving pathway display unit that indicates the calculated said moving pathway on a screen.

4. A barrow according to claim 1, further comprising one or more auxiliary wheel that regulates the inclination of the barrow over the predetermined limit about said travel surface.

5. A barrow according to claim 1, wherein,

Said equipment is at least one of the devices selected from three-dimensional scanner of the laser plane range-finding method, light wave distance meter, photoenvironment measurement device and digital still camera.

6. A measurement method using the barrow according to claim 1.

7. A barrow according to claim 2, wherein,

Said observation position and direction calculating device comprises:

A moving pathway calculation unit which continuously calculate the position of said equipment and calculate a moving pathway of the barrow in accordance with the transition of the position of the equipment and,

A moving pathway display unit that indicates the calculated said moving pathway on a screen.

8. A barrow according to claim 2, further comprising one or more auxiliary wheel that regulates the inclination of the barrow over the predetermined limit about said travel surface.

9. A barrow according to claim 3, further comprising one or more auxiliary wheel that regulates the inclination of the barrow over the predetermined limit about said travel surface.

10. A barrow according to claim 2, wherein,

Said equipment is at least one of the devices selected from three-dimensional scanner of the laser plane range-finding method, light wave distance meter, photoenvironment measurement device and digital still camera.

11. A barrow according to claim 3, wherein,

Said equipment is at least one of the devices selected from three-dimensional scanner of the laser plane range-finding method, light wave distance meter, photoenvironment measurement device and digital still camera.

12. A barrow according to claim 4, wherein,

Said equipment is at least one of the devices selected from three-dimensional scanner of the laser plane range-finding method, light wave distance meter, photoenvironment measurement device and digital still camera.

13. A measurement method using the barrow according to claim 2.

14. A measurement method using the barrow according to claim 3.

15. A measurement method using the barrow according to claim 4.

16. A measurement method using the barrow according to claim 5.