Optical position detection
First Claim
1. Apparatus for determining the position of objects comprising:
- light source means positioned in relation to one of said objects such that form a particular position on the one object three collimated beams issue respectively bearing different but fixed and definite positional relationship to the position of said one object, and being differently modulated;
a planar flourescent foil or plate positioned in relation to said one object such that three spots on said foil are stimulated bearing in a two dimensional fashion a very definite position relationship to the position of the one object owing to the utilization of said three collimated beams that provide the stimulations;
a plurality of fiber optics, each having a first and a second end, respective first ends of the respective fiber optics of the plurality of fiber optics being arranged in a spatial relation to said flourescent foil or plate, that establishes and is a particular geometric pattern of positioning, to receive in each instance radiation from such stimulated spots, respective other ends of the fiber optics being arranged in a similar but smaller scale geometric pattern as the first ends are; and
detector means in relation to said other ends providing electrical signals that represent the position of said object there being a demodulator included in the detection means in order to differentiate among the different spots, by demodulating in accordance with the different modulations.
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining the position of an object comprises a light source positioned in relation to the object so that at least one collimated beam is issued from a particular positon on the object and bearing a fixed and definite geometric relationship to the sought position; a fluorescent foil or plate is positioned in relation to such object such that a particular spot is stimulated by that collimated beam which then provides the fluorescence; a plurality of fiber optics are arranged such that one end of each fiber optics is placed on a particular geometric pattern to receive radiation from the stimulated spot while the respective other end of each fiber optics is arranged in a similar but smaller scale geometric pattern as the first ends are and in relation to a detector that provides an electrical signal representing the position of the object.
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1. Apparatus for determining the position of objects comprising:
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light source means positioned in relation to one of said objects such that form a particular position on the one object three collimated beams issue respectively bearing different but fixed and definite positional relationship to the position of said one object, and being differently modulated; a planar flourescent foil or plate positioned in relation to said one object such that three spots on said foil are stimulated bearing in a two dimensional fashion a very definite position relationship to the position of the one object owing to the utilization of said three collimated beams that provide the stimulations; a plurality of fiber optics, each having a first and a second end, respective first ends of the respective fiber optics of the plurality of fiber optics being arranged in a spatial relation to said flourescent foil or plate, that establishes and is a particular geometric pattern of positioning, to receive in each instance radiation from such stimulated spots, respective other ends of the fiber optics being arranged in a similar but smaller scale geometric pattern as the first ends are; and detector means in relation to said other ends providing electrical signals that represent the position of said object there being a demodulator included in the detection means in order to differentiate among the different spots, by demodulating in accordance with the different modulations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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