INFRARED SIGNAL BASED POSITION RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY
First Claim
1. A device for regenerating an infrared signal transmitted over the air for use in detecting a 3-dimensional position of an object, comprising:
- an infrared signal transmitter that transmits an infrared signal over the air towards an object whose position is to be determined;
an infrared signal detector that receives from the object a responsive infrared signal in response to the transmitted infrared signal;
a low pass filter that receives the responsive infrared signal from the detector and outputs a filtered signal; and
a comparator that generates a comparator output representing a logic state based on a first input receiving the responsive infrared signal from the infrared signal detector and a second input receiving the filtered signal from the low pass filter.
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Abstract
An improved device for regenerating an infrared signal transmitted over the air for use in detecting a 3-dimensional position of an object. The regeneration device includes an infrared signal transmitter and detector that receives from the object a responsive infrared signal in response to the infrared signal transmitted by the transmitter. A low pass filter receives the responsive infrared signal from the detector and outputs a low-pass filtered signal. A comparator compares the output of the infrared signal detector and output of the low pass filter and generates an output representing a logic state based on the comparison.
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1. A device for regenerating an infrared signal transmitted over the air for use in detecting a 3-dimensional position of an object, comprising:
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an infrared signal transmitter that transmits an infrared signal over the air towards an object whose position is to be determined; an infrared signal detector that receives from the object a responsive infrared signal in response to the transmitted infrared signal; a low pass filter that receives the responsive infrared signal from the detector and outputs a filtered signal; and a comparator that generates a comparator output representing a logic state based on a first input receiving the responsive infrared signal from the infrared signal detector and a second input receiving the filtered signal from the low pass filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An infrared signal based position recognition system for use with a robot-assisted surgery comprising:
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an infrared signal transmitter that transmits an infrared signal over the air towards an object whose position is to be determined; an infrared signal receiver that receives from the object a responsive infrared signal in response to the transmitted infrared signal; a low pass filter that receives the responsive infrared signal from the infrared signal receiver and outputs a filtered signal; a comparator that generates a comparator output representing a logic state based on a first input receiving the responsive infrared signal and a second input receiving the filtered signal from the low pass filter; a signal processor adapted to receive the comparator output and determine a 3-dimensional position of the object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical robot system comprising:
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a robot having a robot base and a display, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and an end-effector coupled to the robot arm, the end-effector having one or more tracking markers, wherein movement of the end-effector is electronically controlled by the robot; and a camera stand including at least one camera able to detect the one or more tracking markers, the camera including at least one infrared signal detector that receives from the one or more tracking markers an infrared signal, wherein the robot determines a 3-dimensional position of the one or more tracking markers based on the infrared signal, and wherein the infrared signal includes a burst signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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