System for Capturing the Position of an Object
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Abstract
A system for capturing the position of a moving object, using a marker that is a passive component, and a sensor that is an active component. The sensor is carried or attached to the moving object and the marker placed at a stationary location. When the distance between the sensor and the marker is less than the detection range of the sensor, the sensor automatically detects the presence of the marker and produces a detection signal. The sensor has an electronic circuit of the sensor with a clock device and a storage unit, so that the time the signal is generated is automatically stored.
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19 Claims
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1-9. -9. (canceled)
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10. A system for capturing the position of a movable object, the system comprising:
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a marker that is a passive component, the marker constructed as a magnetic dipole compound (MCD) having an extension yoke that is a bar made of ferromagnetic material and with a magnet placed at each end of the extension yoke, the two magnets oriented with the north pole pointing in the same direction; a sensor that is an active component having a power supply and an electronic circuit, the sensor having a detection distance for detecting motion and being mounted on or carried by the object, the electronic circuit including a clock means and data storage; and wherein, the marker is spatially fixed and, when the sensor is a distance from the marker that is a smaller distance than the detection distance of the sensor, the presence of the marker is automatically detected by the sensor, a signal generated, and the time of signal generation automatically stored. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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