Object modeling

US9170331B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9170331-B2
Application numberUS-201013260753-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 11, 2010
Priority dateOct 11, 2010
Publication dateOct 27, 2015
Grant dateOct 27, 2015

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Abstract

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Technologies are generally described for a system and method effective to generate a model of a first object. In some examples, the method includes receiving location data relating to a location of a second object and orientation data relating to an orientation and rotational movement of the second object. In some examples, the method includes calculating line of sight data relating to a line of sight of a laser rangefinder in the second object. In some examples, the method includes receiving distance data relating to a distance between the second object and at least one point on the first object. In some examples, the method includes calculating an image data point relating to the first object, the image data point may be based on the location data, the line of sight data, and the distance data. In some examples, the model may be based on the image data point.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method to generate a model of a first object, the method comprising: receiving, at a processor, location data relating to a location of a second object different from the first object, the second object effective to move translationally and rotationally with respect to the first object and effective to move along a path, wherein the path includes a first point and a second point, the location data including a height of the second object along the path; r…

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What does patent US9170331B2 cover?
Technologies are generally described for a system and method effective to generate a model of a first object. In some examples, the method includes receiving location data relating to a location of a second object and orientation data relating to an orientation and rotational movement of the second object. In some examples, the method includes calculating line of sight data relating to a line o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Aimin Su, Empire Technology Dev Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01S17/89. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).