Method and apparatus for using gestures to control a laser tracker
First Claim
1. A method for mechanically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to control operation of the laser tracker with steps comprising:
- providing the laser tracker with a first angular encoder;
providing a rule of correspondence between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of rotational patterns of a portion of a tracker structure;
selecting by the user a first command from among the plurality of commands;
rotating by the user, between a first time and a second time, the portion of the laser tracker structure in a first rotational pattern from among the plurality of rotational patterns, wherein the first rotational pattern corresponds to the first command;
obtaining a collection of first angular readings from the first angular encoder, wherein the angular readings are obtained between the first time and the second time;
determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first angular readings according to the rule of correspondence; and
executing the first command with the laser tracker.
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Abstract
A method for mechanically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to control operation of the laser tracker includes providing the tracker with an angular encoder, providing a rule of correspondence between each command and each rotational pattern of a portion of a tracker, and selecting a first command. Also, rotating by the user, between first and second times, the portion of the tracker in a first rotational pattern, the first rotational pattern corresponds to the first command, and obtaining a collection of first angular readings from the angular encoder, wherein the angular readings are obtained between the first and second times. Also, determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first angular readings according to the rule of correspondence, and executing the first command with the tracker.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for mechanically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to control operation of the laser tracker with steps comprising:
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providing the laser tracker with a first angular encoder; providing a rule of correspondence between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of rotational patterns of a portion of a tracker structure; selecting by the user a first command from among the plurality of commands; rotating by the user, between a first time and a second time, the portion of the laser tracker structure in a first rotational pattern from among the plurality of rotational patterns, wherein the first rotational pattern corresponds to the first command; obtaining a collection of first angular readings from the first angular encoder, wherein the angular readings are obtained between the first time and the second time; determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first angular readings according to the rule of correspondence; and executing the first command with the laser tracker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for optically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to control operation of the laser tracker with steps comprising:
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providing a rule of correspondence between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of temporal patterns; selecting by the user a first command from among the plurality of commands; moving by the user, between a first time and a second time, an obstacle in a first temporal pattern from among the plurality of temporal patterns, wherein the first temporal pattern corresponds to the first command; projecting a first light from a first light source associated with the laser tracker to the obstacle; scattering a second light from the obstacle, the second light being a portion of the first light; obtaining first sensed data by sensing a third light at a first detector associated with the laser tracker, the third light being a portion of the second light, wherein the first sensed data is obtained by the laser tracker between the first time and the second time; determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first sensed data according to the rule of correspondence; and executing the first command with the laser tracker. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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