Position and orientation determination system and method

A position determination system and method is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of a detector in a contaminated room. The system includes a detector, a sensor operably coupled to the detector, and a motor coupled to the sensor to move the sensor around the...

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Main Authors Farfan Eduardo B, Foley Trevor Q, Harpring Lawrence J, Gordon John R, Jannik Gerald T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.06.2017
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GAMMA RAY OR X-RAY MICROSCOPES
IRRADIATION DEVICES
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A position determination system and method is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of a detector in a contaminated room. The system includes a detector, a sensor operably coupled to the detector, and a motor coupled to the sensor to move the sensor around the detector. A CPU controls the operation of the motor to move the sensor around the detector and determines distance and angle data from the sensor to an object. The method includes moving a sensor around the detector and measuring distance and angle data from the sensor to an object at incremental positions around the detector.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514823196