Coordinate measuring system and field-of-view indicators therefor
First Claim
1. In a system for measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle, which system includes plural electromagnetic radiation sources adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and plural electromagnetic radiation receivers at a receiving location and a processor coupled to the sources and to the receivers and operating under control of a stored program for determining angles between each receiver and each source which is in the field of view of the receiver, the improvement comprising:
- a display device coupled to the processor, and the processor program including a routine for monitoring each receiver and generating on the display device a graphical display indicating for each source and each receiver whether or not the source is in the field of view of the receiver.
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Abstract
A system for measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle includes plural electromagnetic radiation sources adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and plural electromagnetic radiation receivers, a processor for determining angles between each receiver and each source, a display device, and a processor program routine for monitoring each receiver and generating a graphical display indicating for each source and each receiver whether or not the source is in the field of view of the receiver. A hand-held probe may have at least one additional electromagnetic radiation source and an indicator to indicate whether or not the probe source is in the field of view of all receivers.
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28 Claims
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1. In a system for measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle, which system includes plural electromagnetic radiation sources adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and plural electromagnetic radiation receivers at a receiving location and a processor coupled to the sources and to the receivers and operating under control of a stored program for determining angles between each receiver and each source which is in the field of view of the receiver, the improvement comprising:
a display device coupled to the processor, and the processor program including a routine for monitoring each receiver and generating on the display device a graphical display indicating for each source and each receiver whether or not the source is in the field of view of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a system for measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle, which system includes at least one electromagnetic radiation source disposed on a hand-held probe and plural electromagnetic radiation receivers at a receiving location and a processor coupled to the probe and to the receivers and operating under control of a stored program for determining angles between the source and each receiver which has the source in its field of view, the improvement comprising:
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an indicator on the hand-held probe, and the processor program including a routine for monitoring each receiver and causing the indicator to operate in a first mode if the source is in the field of view of all of the receivers and in a second mode if the source is in the field of view of all but one of the receivers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a system for measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle, which system includes plural first electromagnetic radiation sources adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and at least one second electromagnetic radiation source on a hand-held probe and plural electromagnetic radiation receivers at a receiving location and a processor coupled to the probe and to the sources and to the receivers and operating under control of a stored program for determining angles between each receiver and each source which is in the field of view of the receiver, the improvement comprising:
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a display device coupled to the processor, and an indicator on the hand-held probe, the processor program including a first routine for monitoring each receiver and generating on the display device a graphical display indicating for each first source and each receiver whether or not the first source is in the field of view of the receiver, the processor program including a second routine for monitoring each receiver and causing the indicator to operate in a first mode if the at least one second source is in the field of view of all of the receivers and in a second mode of the at least one second source is in the field of view of all but one of the receivers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In a method of measuring the relative locations of points on a vehicle by determining angles between each of plural electromagnetic radiation receivers and each of plural electromagnetic radiation sources which is in the field of view of the receiver, the improvement comprising:
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monitoring each receiver to determine which sources are in its field of view, and providing an indication as to whether or not any source is outside the field of view of any receiver and, if so, identifying which source or sources and which receiver or receivers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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