Motion tracking bar graph display
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object comprising:
- (a) locating said reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of said reference object is characterized by respective values of said first, second, and third positional coordinates;
(b) providing a display having at least two visual indicators, each indicator being configured as an array of selectively switchable display elements;
(c) at a critical position of said moveable object, indicating an offset between said moveable object and said reference object along one of said first, second, and third positional coordinates by selectively switching at least one of said display elements of a first one of said indicators; and
(d) in the vicinity of said critical position, indicating a dynamic property of said moveable object within said three-dimensional coordinate system by selectively switching at least one of said display elements of a second one of said indicators.
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Abstract
A method for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object includes locating the reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of the reference object is characterized by respective values of the first, second, and third positional coordinates. A display is providing having at least two visual indicators, each indicator being configured as an array of selectively switchable display elements. At a critical position of the moveable object, indicating an offset between the moveable object and the reference object along one of the first, second, and third positional coordinates by selectively switching at least one of the display elements of a first one of the indicators. In the vicinity of the critical position, indicating a dynamic property of the moveable object within the three-dimensional coordinate system by selectively switching at least one of the display elements of a second one of the indicators.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object comprising:
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(a) locating said reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of said reference object is characterized by respective values of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; (b) providing a display having at least two visual indicators, each indicator being configured as an array of selectively switchable display elements; (c) at a critical position of said moveable object, indicating an offset between said moveable object and said reference object along one of said first, second, and third positional coordinates by selectively switching at least one of said display elements of a first one of said indicators; and (d) in the vicinity of said critical position, indicating a dynamic property of said moveable object within said three-dimensional coordinate system by selectively switching at least one of said display elements of a second one of said indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object comprising:
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(a) a locating device to locate the position of said reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of said reference object is characterized by respective values of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; (b) a display having at least two visual indicators, each indicator being configured as an array of selectively switchable display elements; (c) a switch control connected to a first one of said indicators and configured to selectively switch at least one of said display elements of said first one of said indicators to indicate, at a critical position of said moveable object, an offset between said moveable object and said reference object along one of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; and (d) said switch control being connected to a second one of said indicators and configured to selectively switch at least one of said display elements of said second one of said indicators to indicate, in the vicinity of said critical position, a dynamic property of said moveable object within said three-dimensional coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object comprising:
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(a) a locating device to locate the position of said reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of said reference object is characterized by respective values of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; (b) a display having at least two visual indicators, each indicator being configured as an array of selectively switchable display elements; (c) a switch control connected to a first one of said indicators and configured to selectively switch at least one of said display elements of said first one of said indicators to indicate, at a critical position of said moveable object, a first offset between said moveable object and said reference object along a first one of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; and (d) said switch control being connected to a second one of said indicators and configured to selectively switch at least one of said display elements of said second one of said indicators to indicate, at said critical position of said moveable object, a second offset between said moveable object and said reference object along a second one of said first, second, and third positional coordinates; and (e) said first and second one of said indicators being disposed in generally coplanar arrangement such that the respective arrays of said first and second one of said indicators extend generally in oblique directions relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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