Sensing device and method for measuring position and orientation relative to multiple light sources
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1. A sensing system for estimating position and orientation of an object relative to a global reference frame based on a plurality of projected light sources, comprising:
- a light sensitive position sensor wherein said light sensitive position sensor is capable of generating a signal; and
a processor wherein said processor is in communication with said position sensor through said signal.
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Abstract
A sensing device and method of estimating the position and orientation of an object with respect to a local or a global coordinate system is disclosed. The method and device include one or more optical sensor, a signal processing circuitry and a signal processing algorithm to determine the position and orientation. A sensor is positioned within the housing. At least one of the optical sensors used in the method and system outputs information based at least in part on the detection of the signal of one or more light sources.
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22 Claims
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1. A sensing system for estimating position and orientation of an object relative to a global reference frame based on a plurality of projected light sources, comprising:
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a light sensitive position sensor wherein said light sensitive position sensor is capable of generating a signal; and
a processor wherein said processor is in communication with said position sensor through said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of estimating position and orientation of an object relative to a global reference frame based on a plurality of projected light sources, comprising:
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focusing a plurality of images from said projected light sources onto an optical sensor;
converting said images into electrical signals representing centroids of said projected light sources;
extracting a plurality of position information of said projected light sources from, at least in part, said electrical signal; and
calculating said position and orientation of said optical sensor from said position information in said global reference frame based on said light sources. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sensing system for providing position and orientation of an object to communicate with a control unit wherein said control unit provides instructions to move said object autonomously, comprising:
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a light sensitive position sensor wherein said position sensor is capable of generating a signal;
a processor wherein said processor is in communication with said light sensitive position sensor through said signal;
a plurality of projected light sources;
a communication channel to said control unit; and
a memory to store output information from said processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sensing system for providing position and orientation of an autonomous vehicle in an enclosure environment, comprising:
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a light source;
a plurality of light spots wherein said light spots illuminating at frequencies distinct from one another;
a position sensitive detector wherein said PSD capture at least two images corresponding to said light spots;
a plurality of electrical signals produced by said PSD corresponding to physical positions on PSD of said images;
a signal processor wherein said signal processor converts said electric signals into digital representations of said positions of said images;
a digital processor wherein said digital processor produces said position and orientation from said digital representation; and
a communication channel wherein said communication channel provides said position and orientation to said vehicle.
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