A machine tool for processing a workpiece having a temperature that deviates from a pre-defined processing temperature, the machine tool comprising a base to position the workpiece on, at least one processing means for processing the workpiece, one or more actuators for moving the processing means relative to the base, a control unit for controlling the actuators, the control unit comprising a data storage for storing nominal data providing nominal dimensions of the workpiece at the pre-defined processing temperature, and at least one temperature sensor that is configured to determine one or more actual temperature values of the workpiece, wherein the at least one temperature sensor is configured to generate temperature data based on the determined actual temperature values and to provide the temperature data to the control unit.
G01B 5/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G05B 19/404 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la compensation, p.ex. pour le jeu, le dépassement, le décalage d'outil, l'usure d'outil, la température, les erreurs de construction de la machine, la charge, l'inertie
A sensor device comprising a retro-reflecting element having a front boundary surface configured for entry of measuring light into the retro-reflecting element and a back boundary surface configured for reflecting a first part of the measuring light as reflected measuring light and configured for transmitting a second part of the measuring light as transmitted measuring light, wherein the front boundary surface and the back boundary surface are arranged on opposite sides of the retro-reflecting element, and a sensor unit configured and arranged so that the transmitted measuring light is detectable by the sensor unit. The front boundary surface and the back boundary surface are of curved shape.
A surveying instrument, comprising at least one rotational movement axis such as a azimuth axis, which is for providing a positioning of the measurement direction of the surveying instrument, a rotational position encoder configured for deriving a rotational direction value around the movement axis and an acceleration sensor such as a MEMS-accelerometer for deriving a leveling for the surveying instrument and being rotatable around the rotational movement axis in different rotational positions. The instrument further comprises a mechanism designed to move the accelerometer from a first orientation in at least a second orientation, the second orientation being different to the first orientation, wherein the mechanism is designed and arranged in such a way that the targeting direction is uninfluenced by a movement of the accelerometer by the mechanism, and an evaluation unit configured to derive a calibrated leveling for the instrument.
G01C 5/00 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
A laser scanner or laser profiler for scanning of an object surface by measuring of distances to surface points comprising a light pulse source, a transmission unit, a receiving unit for receiving measurement light reflected from the object surfaces and for determining the respective distance to a surface point based on the received measurement light according to the principle of time-of-flight and a fiber network with a fiber based optical coupler being designed for transforming a respective light pulse into a series of spaced sub-pulses of different energies. The sub-pulses are digitally sampled, at least one of the sub-pulses having an energy yielding an electrical signal amplitude in the non-saturated range of the receiving unit is selected, and a respective distance is determined based on deducing a time-of-flight of the at least one selected sub-pulse.
An optical detection unit comprising a retro-reflecting element which provides a reflection surface configured for retro-reflecting a first part of measuring light as reflected measuring light for providing determination of a position of the optical detection unit and a passage surface configured for transmitting a second part of the measuring light as transmitted measuring light, further comprising a sensor arrangement with a sensor configured and arranged behind of the retro-reflecting element so that the transmitted measuring light is detectable by the sensor. The optical detection unit comprises a referencing assembly with at least one illumination unit configured to emit reference illumination light. The at least one illumination unit is arranged with fixed positional relationship to the retro-reflecting element and/or the sensor arrangement and the referencing assembly is configured and arranged to direct the reference illumination light onto the sensor.
A measuring device for acquiring a three-dimensional measuring point related to a target in a scene, the measuring device comprises a distance measuring unit comprising an emitting unit configured for emitting collimated measuring radiation (T) and a receiving unit configured for detecting at least a part of the collimated measuring radiation reflected (R) by the target, a directing unit rotatable around an elevation axis and configured for directing the measuring radiation towards the scene, a capturing unit, wherein the capturing unit comprises an image sensor and is configured to capture at least a scene image of at least part of the scene, and a controlling and processing unit configured at least for aligning the directing unit.
A measuring device for acquiring a three-dimensional measuring point related to a target in a scene, the measuring device comprises a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit, a distance measuring unit comprising an emitting unit configured for emitting measuring radiation and a receiving unit configured for detecting at least a part of the measuring radiation reflected by the target and a directing unit mounted in the support unit configured for directing the measuring radiation towards the scene. The measuring device comprises a capturing unit, wherein the capturing unit is configured for capturing at least a scene image of at least part of the scene, the scene image is generated by the detection of visual-spectrum light, and a controlling and processing unit, wherein the controlling and processing unit is configured for aligning the directing unit.
H04N 23/11 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniques; Leur commande pour générer des signaux d'image à partir de différentes longueurs d'onde pour générer des signaux d'image à partir de longueurs d'onde de lumière visible et infrarouge
H04N 23/56 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniques; Leur commande munis de moyens d'éclairage
H04N 23/74 - Circuits de compensation de la variation de luminosité dans la scène en influençant la luminosité de la scène à l'aide de moyens d'éclairage
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VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS
A method generates a virtual environment representing a large-scale capital project with a plurality of objects. Each object corresponds to at least one of a plurality of files. The method further associates a user indicator with a given object of the plurality of objects after access to a given file. The given file is at least one of the plurality of files and associated with the given object. The method also positions a visual representation of the user indicator in the virtual environment as a function of the given object. The visual representation of the user indicator includes an interactive interface for user information. The method further receives a request via the interactive interface to contact a user corresponding to the user indicator.
G06F 30/12 - CAO géométrique caractérisée par des moyens d’entrée spécialement adaptés à la CAO, p.ex. interfaces utilisateur graphiques [UIG] spécialement adaptées à la CAO
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point on an object, the CMM comprising a structure comprising a base and a plurality of frame elements, wherein a probe head is attached to one of the frame elements and movable relative to the base, wherein the CMM comprises a temperature control system configured to control a temperature of a plurality of frame elements of the structure and comprising a control unit, one or more temperature sensors, and one or more heating elements, wherein the control unit is configured to control the heating elements based on the temperature values received from the temperature sensors.
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
A method and a system for tube bending by a tube bending machine, wherein values of input parameters of the tube bending machine defining processing steps of the tube bending machine are determined as a function of a mapping of bending parameters defining a target tube bending geometry to the input parameters. The mapping is determined by a data-driven approach, wherein a machine learning based mapping model is fitted to tube bending machine processing data of an ongoing or a previous bending process, thereby providing a machine learning dependency of the input parameters from target bending parameters. For the training of the mapping model, values of the bending parameters and corresponding values of the input parameters are used, as well as a comparison information between the values of the bending parameters and measured actual values of the bending parameters resulting from the tube bending process.
G05B 17/02 - Systèmes impliquant l'usage de modèles ou de simulateurs desdits systèmes électriques
G05B 13/02 - Systèmes de commande adaptatifs, c. à d. systèmes se réglant eux-mêmes automatiquement pour obtenir un rendement optimal suivant un critère prédéterminé électriques
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A FILTERING PROTOCOL-COMPLIANT UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating a RESTful API protocol-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a URL output that indicates to the user features within a user-edited URL that render the user-edited URL non-compliant with the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the RESTful API protocol-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific data service.
Image-based method of defining a scanning area with a measuring radiation-based measuring device such as a laser scanner, the method comprising roughly aligning a targeting axis of the measuring device towards an area of interest to be scanned, the area of interest having a coherent visual property, capturing with known orientation to the targeting axis an image covering the area of interest, displaying the image to a user, manually selecting by the user of at least one pixel of a group of pixels representing the area of interest in the image, automatically segmenting the group of pixels based on a similarity to the at least one selected pixel using a machine learning algorithm, and automatically defining the scanning area based on border pixels of the first group of pixels.
A multichannel Light Detection And Ranging device with a dense array of equal spatial light modulator elements such as a digital micromirror device. The modulator array is arranged in a focal plane of a receiving optics between the receiving optics of a receiver unit and detectors. Each spatial light modulator element individually provides a first spatial modulation state and a second spatial modulation state, the two states differing in light redirection. Only in the first modulation state light from the receiving optics is redirected via a respective modulator element in a targeted manner towards a detector. The receiver unit comprises a dense array of juxtaposed optical wedges in between the modulator array and the detectors. Each wedge covers a different area of the modulator array and the refractive planes of the wedges are differently oriented.
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G02B 26/08 - Dispositifs ou dispositions optiques pour la commande de la lumière utilisant des éléments optiques mobiles ou déformables pour commander la direction de la lumière
G01S 7/4865 - Mesure du temps de retard, p.ex. mesure du temps de vol ou de l'heure d'arrivée ou détermination de la position exacte d'un pic
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System and Method for Specifying Properties for a Protocol-Compliant Uniform Resource Locator
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating a RESTful API protocol-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a URL output that indicates to the user features within a user-edited URL that render the user-edited URL non-compliant with the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the RESTful API protocol-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific data service.
G06F 3/04817 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport utilisant des icônes
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
G06F 9/451 - Dispositions d’exécution pour interfaces utilisateur
G06F 16/955 - Recherche dans le Web utilisant des identifiants d’information, p.ex. des localisateurs uniformisés de ressources [uniform resource locators - URL]
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System and Method for Validating a Protocol-Compliant Uniform Resource Locator
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating a RESTful API protocol-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a URL output that indicates to the user features within a user-edited URL that render the user-edited URL non-compliant with the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the RESTful API protocol-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific data service.
G06F 16/955 - Recherche dans le Web utilisant des identifiants d’information, p.ex. des localisateurs uniformisés de ressources [uniform resource locators - URL]
G06F 16/957 - Optimisation de la navigation, p.ex. mise en cache ou distillation de contenus
G06F 9/451 - Dispositions d’exécution pour interfaces utilisateur
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF MACHINING WORKFLOW IN COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING
Systems, devices, and methods including selecting one or more sequences of machining types for a feature of one or more features, where the selection of the one or more sequences of machining types is based on the feature and a database of prior selections of machining types; selecting one or more tools for the selected one or more sequences of machining types, where the selection of the one or more tools is based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, and a database of prior selections of one or more tools; and selecting one or more machining parameters for the selected one or more tools, where the selected machining parameters are based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, the selected one or more tools, and a database of prior selections of one or more machining parameters.
A collaboration management system, comprising a database having stored operator information about the participating operators, the operator information of each operator comprising at least one operator class assigned to the respective operator; a data receiver configured to receive a data stream comprising a plurality of electronic messages from a plurality of communicating agents, each electronic message comprising at least one piece of information; a message parser operatively coupled with the data receiver, the message parser configured to parse the received electronic messages to extract pieces of information of the parsed electronic messages and to classify the electronic messages according to one or more ontologies from a set of pre-defined ontologies; a recommendation engine operatively coupled with the message parser and the database; and a data distributor operatively coupled with the recommendation engine.
Scanning method and scanning device for automatic scan point reduction, wherein a number of scan points are generated optoelectronically by detection of a measuring beam, in particular of a laser scanner or total station, with which objects' surfaces are sampled point-by-point, the scan points representing spatial positions of sampled surface points. The method comprises automatically reducing the generated number of scan points during the optoelectronic scanning by discarding of scan points, whereby the reduction of scan points is object and/or shape type-specific, whereby object type respectively shape type refers to the kind of object respectively shape.
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating an OData-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of OData-compliant URLs. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the OData-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific OData service.
G06F 3/0484 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs
A computer system for controlling access to digital data and algorithms, including a multitude of local systems provided at a plurality of remote locations. At least a first subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data acquisition device adapted to generate and provide raw digital data. At least a second subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data processing unit having a memory with a memory capacity and a processor with a computing capacity to process raw digital data to generate processed digital data to be presented to one or more of a plurality of users of the system. The system also includes a filter system, wherein at least one filter is assigned at each local system, each filter having a filter setting for restricting and prohibiting data transfer between the assigned local system and other local systems.
H04L 67/1097 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau pour le stockage distribué de données dans des réseaux, p.ex. dispositions de transport pour le système de fichiers réseau [NFS], réseaux de stockage [SAN] ou stockage en réseau [NAS]
An electro-optic distance meter according to the time-of-flight principle with a receiver chain for generating a digital signal from a received light pulse, the receiver chain comprising a photodetector, a first gain stage, in particular a transimpedance amplifier or a current-mode electronic, for converting an input current from the photodetector associated to the returned light pulse into an output voltage, a filter and an analog-to-digital converter, whereby the digital signal provides an unambiguous relationship between intensity-time delay of the optical pulse and signalshape-time delay of the electrical signal, wherefore the photodetector, the first gain stage and the analog-to-digital converter are adapted to each other such that the analog-to-digital converter remains unclipped in a linear operating range even when the first gain stage shows a non-linear time-invariant response or a well-defined time-invariant saturation response to the input current of the photodetector.
G01S 7/4861 - Circuits pour la détection, d'échantillonnage, d'intégration ou de lecture des circuits
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 7/4865 - Mesure du temps de retard, p.ex. mesure du temps de vol ou de l'heure d'arrivée ou détermination de la position exacte d'un pic
A coordinate measuring system for determining 3D coordinates of an object, comprising a coordinate measuring device comprising an arrangement of sensors configured to generate measurement data from which 3D coordinates of measurement points on the object are derivable, and a computing device configured to determine, based on the measurement data, 3D coordinates of the measurement points, and for storing nominal data of the object in a data storage, the nominal data comprising nominal dimension data of the object for a pre-defined temperature, wherein the nominal data comprises one or more expansion coefficients of the object, the coordinate measuring system comprises at least one temperature sensor that is configured to determine actual temperature values of the object, the at least one temperature sensor is configured to generate temperature data; and the computing device is configured to determine tempered coordinates of the object.
An opto-electronic distance measuring module and a surveying device comprising the opto-electronic distance measuring module. The opto-electronic distance measuring module comprises a laser diode or a low power fiber laser as emission unit of a distance measuring beam, wherein a finite emission code sequence with N chips is emitted and cross-correlated with a reference signal for generating a compressed pulse. In order to provide sufficient pulse compression and accurate timing of the compressed pulse, the reference signal is configured to have a number of chips larger than N and is formed by reference signal components which take up a bipolar shape of expected receiver output signal components which can be assigned to respective light pulses of the emission code sequence.
G01C 3/08 - Utilisation de détecteurs électriques de radiations
G01S 17/42 - Mesure simultanée de la distance et d'autres coordonnées
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G01S 17/894 - Imagerie 3D avec mesure simultanée du temps de vol sur une matrice 2D de pixels récepteurs, p.ex. caméras à temps de vol ou lidar flash
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
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INTERFEROMETRIC DUAL-COMB DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD
An opto-electronic dual-comb interferometric distance measuring method and device wherein a signal comb is chromatically divided into a target signal comb and a non-target signal comb at a emission position, preferably by an optical interleaver in a measurement probe of the device. Only the target signal comb serves as a free beam emitted to the target. The non-target signal comb serves for generation of additional or compensation internal phase differences. Thus, the distance to the target is based on first, target related phase differences and on the second, internal compensation phase differences.
G01S 7/487 - Extraction des signaux d'écho désirés
G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
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G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
A metrology system comprising a target object, a metrology instrument and a control unit configured for controlling an alignment of the targeting unit and for deriving an orientation of the target object. The metrology instrument comprises a zoom objective, an illumination unit and a time-of-flight sensor comprising an array of pixels and capable of providing range data for each pixel of the array as point cloud data, the time-of-flight sensor provides the distance measuring device. The control unit comprises an object determination functionality which provides receiving the point cloud data provided by the time-of-flight sensor, deriving a digital representation of the target object by processing the point cloud data, comparing the digital representation of the target object with a reference pattern of the target object, and determining the orientation of the target object based on the comparison of the digital representation of the target object with the reference pattern.
H04N 23/695 - Commande de la direction de la caméra pour modifier le champ de vision, p. ex. par un panoramique, une inclinaison ou en fonction du suivi des objets
G06T 7/55 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de plusieurs images
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
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G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
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SURVEYING DEVICE COMPRISING A RANGE IMAGING SENSOR AND A SETTABLE TARGET ILLUMINATOR TO PROVIDE AN AREA ILLUMINATION IN DIFFERENT ILLUMINATION STATES
A surveying device embodied as total positioning system or total station, wherein the surveying device comprises a laser distance measuring module configured to generate a distance measuring beam for a single point measurement to determine a distance to a measurement point targeted by the distance measuring beam. Furthermore, the surveying device comprises a range imaging module with a switchable target illuminator for providing different distance-dependent illumination states of an area illumination comprising a broad and a narrow illumination state.
A system for providing 3D surveying of an environment by a mobile reality capture device. A motion state tracker is used to determine a motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device. If a determined motion pattern corresponds to a defined movement of the mobile reality capture device, the system is configured to automatically perform a derivation of an expected motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device. The movement category is associated to an environment-specific measurement movement of the mobile reality capture device, based on which an expected motion pattern of the mobile reality capture device is associated to the current movement category. By carrying out a comparison of the determined motion pattern and the expected motion pattern, feedback regarding the comparison of the determined motion pattern and the expected motion pattern is provided.
A surveying system for measuring the position of a measuring point, the surveying system including a survey pole with a pointer tip for contacting the measuring point, and position giving means for making available the coordinative determination of a referenced position, the position giving means being placed on the body with a defined spatial relationship relative to the tip, a control and evaluation unit for deriving the position of the measuring point at least based on the determined referenced position and on the defined spatial relationship of the position giving means relative to the tip, and an inertial measurement unit comprising IMU sensors, a motion tracker configured to derive motions and/or motion patterns of the survey pole, wherein, if a derived motion or motion pattern corresponds to a defined motion pattern, the surveying system is configured to automatically perform an action associated with the defined motion pattern.
Optical assembly comprising a variable focal length lens assembly comprising a variable focal length lens and an actuating unit, wherein an energy absorption rate of energy absorbed by the variable focal length lens assembly depends on the applied controlling signal. The optical assembly comprises a controlling unit configured to control focal length settings of the variable focal length lens by providing respective controlling signals and to apply a default controlling signal for providing a default focal length and default energy absorption rate. The controlling unit provides a thermal stabilisation functionality, the thermal stabilisation functionality is defined by applying a varying controlling signal related to a varying focal length and applying a compensation controlling signal related to a compensating focal length.
G01C 3/02 - Mesure des distances dans la ligne de visée; Télémètres optiques - Détails
G02B 3/14 - Lentilles remplies d'un fluide ou à l'intérieur desquelles le vide a été fait à distance focale variable
G02B 7/02 - Montures, moyens de réglage ou raccords étanches à la lumière pour éléments optiques pour lentilles
G02B 7/28 - Systèmes pour la génération automatique de signaux de mise au point
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G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
An image based opto-electronic encoder for a joint, the encoder having a reading head for the first part of the joint and an optical system, comprising a ball lens for the second part of the joint. The ball lens has a front surface transparent for measuring light and an at least partially reflective, structured back surface. The ball lens has -with respect to the measuring light- a refractive index of at least approximately two or an equal radially varying refractive index, such that a bundle of measuring light rays reflected inside the ball lens from a point of the back surface of the ball lens forms at least approximately a parallel bundle after getting refracted at the front surface of the ball lens. The reading head and the ball lens are rotatable relative to each other in at least two degrees of freedom.
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G01D 18/00 - Test ou étalonnage des appareils ou des dispositions prévus dans les groupes
A method for automatically adapting an adaptable process parameter of a tooling machine, the tooling machine being part of a first or second manufacturing process for physically processing input work pieces into output work pieces. According to the method, at least one geometric feature of an output work piece is measured by a coordinate measuring machine, the geometric feature being a direct or indirect result of the processing with the tool. The measurement result is together with nominal measurement data of the geometric feature fed into a deterministic digital simulation of at least a part of the manufacturing process with a digital model such as a digital twin of the tooling machine and modelled process parameters, therein the adaptable process parameter of the tooling machine, simulating at least a deterministic behavior of the tooling machine relevant for an operation of its tool.
A batch production system comprising a machine tool for consecutively machining a batch of workpieces into machined pieces, the machine tool comprising a workpiece support configured for supporting the workpieces, a cutting tool, a movement system configured for providing a relative movement between the cutting tool and the workpiece support with at least two degrees of freedom, a control unit configured for controlling the movement system based on numerical control data and compensation data for compensating volumetric positioning errors of the movement system. The numerical control data are based on nominal geometry data representing a target piece that is desired to be achieved when machining the batch of workpieces into the machined pieces.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
A system for generating task schedules using an electronic device includes: a processor, the processor comprising neural networks; a memory coupled to the processor; a scheduler coupled to the processor, the scheduler is configured to: receive: a total work database configured to contain items representing work packages; a resources database configured to contain items representing resources required to fulfill items in the work packages; a constraints database configured to contain items representing constraints to fulfilling items in the work packages; and a scheduling objective database configured to designate a prime objective that is to be achieved by the optimum task schedule; provide a trained reinforcement learning engine for optimizing the task schedule based on inputs from the databases; and generate an optimum work package schedule to sequence the work packages using the trained reinforcement learning engine, wherein the optimum work package schedule maximizes the one or more prime objectives.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
A system for generating task schedules using an electronic device includes: a processor, the processor comprising neural networks; a memory coupled to the processor; a scheduler coupled to the processor, the scheduler is configured to: receive: a total work database configured to contain items representing work packages; a resources database configured to contain items representing resources required to fulfill items in the work packages; a constraints database configured to contain items representing constraints to fulfilling items in the work packages; and a scheduling objective database configured to designate a prime objective that is to be achieved by the optimum task schedule; provide a trained reinforcement learning engine for optimizing the task schedule based on inputs from the databases; and generate an optimum work package schedule to sequence the work packages using the trained reinforcement learning engine, wherein the optimum work package schedule maximizes the one or more prime objectives.
A system for generating task schedules using an electronic device includes: a processor, the processor comprising neural networks; a memory coupled to the processor; a scheduler coupled to the processor, the scheduler is configured to: receive: a total work database configured to contain items representing work packages; a resources database configured to contain items representing resources required to fulfill items in the work packages; a constraints database configured to contain items representing constraints to fulfilling items in the work packages; and a scheduling objective database configured to designate a prime objective that is to be achieved by the optimum task schedule; provide a trained reinforcement learning engine for optimizing the task schedule based on inputs from the databases; and generate an optimum work package schedule to sequence the work packages using the trained reinforcement learning engine, wherein the optimum work package schedule maximizes the one or more prime objectives.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
A system for generating task schedules using an electronic device includes: a processor, the processor comprising neural networks; a memory coupled to the processor; a scheduler coupled to the processor, the scheduler is configured to: receive: a total work database configured to contain items representing work packages; a resources database configured to contain items representing resources required to fulfill items in the work packages; a constraints database configured to contain items representing constraints to fulfilling items in the work packages; and a scheduling objective database configured to designate a prime objective that is to be achieved by the optimum task schedule; provide a trained reinforcement learning engine for optimizing the task schedule based on inputs from the databases; and generate an optimum work package schedule to sequence the work packages using the trained reinforcement learning engine, wherein the optimum work package schedule maximizes the one or more prime objectives.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
A target object providing a large angular incidence range for retroreflection and a reduced amount of interfering reflections. The target object is configured to provide a 360° all-around retroreflection about a vertical axis and ±45° angular incidence range from the horizontal. According to one aspect, the target object comprises eight triple prisms arranged around the arrangement axis in such a way that their contour embeds in an octahedral shape, wherein four of the eight triple prisms are arranged to embed in a first pyramidal body and other four of the eight triple prisms are arranged to embed in a second pyramidal body. Each of the first and the second pyramidal bodies comprises a pyramid base and four lateral surfaces, wherein the pyramid bases of the first and the second pyramidal bodies are arranged parallel to each other.
A system for autonomously measuring workpieces, the system comprising one or more mobile robots, configured to move autonomously in a production environment with a plurality of production facilities that produce a plurality of different workpieces, each of the mobile robots comprising a spatial localization system for deriving a location of the mobile robot in the production environment, an autonomous navigation and propulsion unit configured for providing mobility of the mobile robot in the production environment, a wireless communication interface providing a data link to at least one other mobile robot and/or to computation and storage system, wherein a first mobile robot comprises a sensor setup comprising one or more sensors and is configured to use one or more of the sensors for identifying a workpiece to be measured and for determining an at least rough position of the workpiece that allows collecting or measuring the workpiece.
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating an OData-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of OData-compliant URLs. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the OData-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific OData service.
Systems and methods thereof, of generating a unique identification code for an industrial commodity. The method includes receiving a user query indicative of at least one constructional and operational characteristic of the commodity, inspecting the user query to determine whether the user query is complete for identification of the commodity, updating the user query based on the inspection, identifying at least one attribute of the commodity from the updated user query, based on a list of predefined attributes of the commodity, mapping the at least one attribute to at least one of predefined attribute types, predefined regional standards, predefined commodity rules, and predefined commodity types, and generating the unique identification code for the commodity, based on the mapping. The predefined attribute types may be a predefined commodity group and a predefined commodity part.
G06F 16/38 - Recherche caractérisée par l’utilisation de métadonnées, p.ex. de métadonnées ne provenant pas du contenu ou de métadonnées générées manuellement
A lens enclosure and objective for a metrological camera, the lens enclosure comprising a first support area for support of the first optical element and a second support area for support of the second optical element, spaced apart from each other. The first and second support area are shaped as a segment of a surface of at least one right cone each such that the support of the first and second optical element each is self-centering with respect to translation in all directions as well as tilt in relation to the optical axis.
A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G06T 7/66 - Analyse des attributs géométriques des moments d'image ou du centre de gravité
G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
H01L 31/10 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails dans lesquels le rayonnement commande le flux de courant à travers le dispositif, p.ex. photo-résistances caractérisés par au moins une barrière de potentiel ou une barrière de surface, p.ex. photo-transistors
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Pressire sensor including height determination with improved flexibility and reliability
An inclination sensor for determining an angle of inclination relative to the gravitational vector includes comprising a fluid container and a first pressure sensor pair configured to measure a hydrostatic pressure in the connecting fluid. Temperature sensors are assigned to the sensors. A processor is configured to determine: a relative height (h) in the direction of gravity between the pressure sensors, an angle of inclination with respect to the gravitational vector based on the determined relative height (h) and the fixed locations of the pressure sensors, and relative height in the direction of gravity and the angle of inclination, also based on the measured temperatures.
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G01D 1/14 - Dispositions pour la mesure donnant des résultats autres que la valeur instantanée d'une variable, d'application générale donnant une fonction de distribution d'une valeur, c. à d. le nombre de fois où la valeur vient à l'intérieur des gammes, de valeurs d'amplitudes
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SURVEYING DEVICE WITH IMAGE EVALUATOR FOR DETERMINING A SPATIAL POSE OF THE TARGET AXIS
A surveying device for a coordinative position determination of a spatial point, wherein the surveying device comprises a camera which is fixedly mounted to a transmission unit in a way that its field-of-view moves with a targeting component. The surveying device further comprises an image evaluator, configured for automatically identifying corresponding image features in different images of the camera, wherein the corresponding image features represent reference points within the environment, and for a derivation of a spatial transformation parameter from a motion of the corresponding features, wherein the spatial transformation parameter provides for a determination of a difference of a spatial pose of a target axis of the surveying device between different distance measurements which correspond to different images.
A laser scanner has multiple measuring beams for optical surveying of an environment. The laser scanner is configured to provide scanning with at least two different multi-beam scan patterns. Each multi-beam scan pattern is individually activatable by a computing unit of the laser scanner.
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G01S 17/42 - Mesure simultanée de la distance et d'autres coordonnées
G01S 17/26 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues dans lesquels les impulsions transmises utilisent une onde porteuse modulée en fréquence ou en phase, p.ex. pour la compression d'impulsion des signaux reçus
G01S 17/931 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour prévenir les collisions de véhicules terrestres
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 7/4865 - Mesure du temps de retard, p.ex. mesure du temps de vol ou de l'heure d'arrivée ou détermination de la position exacte d'un pic
One aspect of the invention relates to a fully automatic method for calculating the current, geo-referenced position and alignment of a terrestrial scan-surveying device in situ on the basis of a current panoramic image recorded by the surveying device and at least one stored, geo-referenced 3D scan panoramic image.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01C 11/08 - Restitution des photos par comparaison de plusieurs photos de la même zone les photos n'étant pas placées dans la même position relative qu'au moment où elles ont été prises
G06T 7/521 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de la projection de lumière structurée
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
H04N 13/271 - Générateurs de signaux d’images où les signaux d’images générés comprennent des cartes de profondeur ou de disparité
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G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
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A measuring system for acquiring three-dimensional measuring points, comprising a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit and rotatable relative to the base unit around an azimuth axis, an emitting unit, a receiving unit, a directing unit mounted in the support unit, and configured for directing a transmission beam from the emitting unit towards a scene, directing a reception beam from the scene to the receiving unit, a first actuator configured for rotating the support unit relative to the base unit around the azimuth axis, a second actuator configured for rotating the directing unit relative to the support unit around the elevation axis, a first angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the support unit, a second angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the directing unit, a camera comprising an image sensor.
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
G01C 11/02 - Dispositions de prises de vues spécialement adaptées pour la photogrammétrie ou les levers photographiques, p.ex. pour commander le recouvrement des photos
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN SUBTRACTIVE MACHINING
Systems and methods including an additive component; a subtractive component; and a processor configured to: receive a contact line associated with a support structure from the additive component; receive geometry associated with an orientation from the additive component; receive data associated with a tool from the subtractive component; generate a subtractive tool path based on the received contact line, the received data associated with the tool, and the received geometry; transmit the generated subtractive tool path to the analysis component for processing tool path validation; and validate, by the analysis component, the tool path based on output from a simulation component to determine whether removal of the support structure from a part is successfully computed by the subtractive component.
A method for numerically compensating imaging errors caused by a geometrical deformation of a stereo camera, and to a corresponding computer program product for numerically compensating such imaging errors, and to a stereo camera which acquired images are numerically compensated as in the method and computer program product.
H04N 13/246 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques Étalonnage des caméras
G06T 7/593 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de plusieurs images à partir d’images stéréo
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
H04N 13/239 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques utilisant deux capteurs d’images 2D dont la position relative est égale ou en correspondance à l’intervalle oculaire
Methods and systems enhance the ability of a CAD system operator to add a new element to a CAD drawing, and/or edit a CAD drawing when moving a pre-existing element of the CAD drawing, by automatically generating and displaying over the CAD drawing a set of glyphs, where each glyph visually indicates to the CAD operator a point in the CAD drawing at which a new element, or a previously-drawn element being moved, will satisfy a minimum desired clearance distance from another element of the CAD drawing.
G06F 30/12 - CAO géométrique caractérisée par des moyens d’entrée spécialement adaptés à la CAO, p.ex. interfaces utilisateur graphiques [UIG] spécialement adaptées à la CAO
G06F 30/20 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu
G06F 3/04812 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur l’aspect ou le comportement du curseur, p.ex. sous l’influence de la présence des objets affichés
G06F 3/04815 - Interaction s’effectuant dans un environnement basé sur des métaphores ou des objets avec un affichage tridimensionnel, p.ex. modification du point de vue de l’utilisateur par rapport à l’environnement ou l’objet
G06F 3/04842 - Sélection des objets affichés ou des éléments de texte affichés
G06F 3/04845 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs pour la transformation d’images, p.ex. glissement, rotation, agrandissement ou changement de couleur
Method and opto-electronic measuring device for measuring of an object's surface with a measuring rate of at least one thousand object points per second. Using a high-speed autofocus optical module comprising at least one variable focal length lens or reconfigurable optical phase plate having a response time of under 1ms, situated in an emitting beam path, there is a real-time focus adaption of the measurement beam within a single object point measurement period.
G02B 26/08 - Dispositifs ou dispositions optiques pour la commande de la lumière utilisant des éléments optiques mobiles ou déformables pour commander la direction de la lumière
G01B 11/30 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la rugosité ou l'irrégularité des surfaces
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
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COMPENSATION OF PUPIL ABERRATION OF A LENS OBJECTIVE
The invention relates to a lens objective system comprising a lens objective comprising a set of optical elements, the optical properties of the optical elements induce optical aberrations of the lens objective. The system comprises an optical compensation element configured to manipulate a propagation path of light transmitting the optical compensation element, wherein the optical compensation element is configured and arranged relative to the lens objective so that the lateral offset caused by pupil aberration is reduced.
G02B 27/00 - Systèmes ou appareils optiques non prévus dans aucun des groupes ,
G02B 3/08 - Lentilles simples ou composées à surfaces non sphériques à surfaces discontinues, p.ex. lentille de Fresnel
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
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MULTICHANNEL TIME-OF-FLIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS IN A PROGRAMMABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
The invention relates to a multi-beam distance measuring device, configured for timing the time-of-flight of transmission pulses by using a programmable integrated circuit, which has a plurality of parallel delay lines. Each delay line has a plurality of delay elements, which sequentially propagate an input signal of the respective delay line, wherein each of the delay elements is configured to provide a binary output as a function of the input signal. Time measurement of a signal change of a return signal is carried out by sampling binary outputs of a respective delay line and simultaneous consideration of the sampled binary outputs at a certain point in time, by further taking into account individual time delays of the delay elements.
Systems and methods for surveillance of a facility including facility elements. The system includes a central computing unit providing a digital model of the facility providing topological or logical or functional relationships of the facility elements, surveillance sensors adapted for surveillance of a plurality of the facility elements and for generation of surveillance data, communication means for transmitting data from the surveillance sensors to the central computing unit, and state derivation means configured to analyse the surveillance data and derive a state of a respective facility element. The central computing unit is configured to record a state pattern by combining states of at least one facility element based on at least one relationship of the facility element provided by the facility model, provide a state pattern critical-noncritical classification model which considers relationships provided by the facility model, and perform a criticality-classification based on the relationship.
G08B 13/196 - Déclenchement influencé par la chaleur, la lumière, ou les radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte; Déclenchement par introduction de sources de chaleur, de lumière, ou de radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte utilisant des systèmes détecteurs de radiations passifs utilisant des systèmes de balayage et de comparaison d'image utilisant des caméras de télévision
G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
Systems and methods for surveillance of a facility including facility elements. The system includes a central computing unit providing a digital model of the facility providing topological or logical or functional relationships of the facility elements, surveillance sensors adapted for surveillance of a plurality of the facility elements and for generation of surveillance data, communication means for transmitting data from the surveillance sensors to the central computing unit, and state derivation means configured to analyse the surveillance data and derive a state of a respective facility element. The central computing unit is configured to record a state pattern by combining states of at least one facility element based on at least one relationship of the facility element provided by the facility model, provide a state pattern critical-noncritical classification model which considers relationships provided by the facility model, and perform a criticality-classification based on the relationship.
G08B 13/196 - Déclenchement influencé par la chaleur, la lumière, ou les radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte; Déclenchement par introduction de sources de chaleur, de lumière, ou de radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte utilisant des systèmes détecteurs de radiations passifs utilisant des systèmes de balayage et de comparaison d'image utilisant des caméras de télévision
G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
Systems and methods for surveillance of a facility including facility elements. The system includes a central computing unit providing a digital model of the facility providing topological or logical or functional relationships of the facility elements, surveillance sensors adapted for surveillance of a plurality of the facility elements and for generation of surveillance data, communication means for transmitting data from the surveillance sensors to the central computing unit, and state derivation means configured to analyse the surveillance data and derive a state of a respective facility element. The central computing unit is configured to record a state pattern by combining states of at least one facility element based on at least one relationship of the facility element provided by the facility model, provide a state pattern critical-noncritical classification model which considers relationships provided by the facility model, and perform a criticality-classification based on the relationship.
G08B 13/196 - Déclenchement influencé par la chaleur, la lumière, ou les radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte; Déclenchement par introduction de sources de chaleur, de lumière, ou de radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte utilisant des systèmes détecteurs de radiations passifs utilisant des systèmes de balayage et de comparaison d'image utilisant des caméras de télévision
G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
A method edits a property value of a model object for a large-scale capital project. The method displays a 3D model of the large-scale capital project in a graphical user interface. The 3D model has a plurality of model objects. The method selects one or more model objects in the graphical user interface, thereby defining one or more selected model objects. The method also selects one or more properties of the selected model object to view in a graphical overlay, thereby defining one or more selected properties. The method also generates a graphical overlay adjacent to or over each of the one or more selected model objects. The graphical overlay includes values for the one or more selected properties. The method modifies a value of the one or more selected properties in the graphical overlay, thereby defining a modified property value.
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
G06F 3/04815 - Interaction s’effectuant dans un environnement basé sur des métaphores ou des objets avec un affichage tridimensionnel, p.ex. modification du point de vue de l’utilisateur par rapport à l’environnement ou l’objet
G06F 16/51 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
G06F 16/54 - Navigation; Visualisation à cet effet
G06F 30/12 - CAO géométrique caractérisée par des moyens d’entrée spécialement adaptés à la CAO, p.ex. interfaces utilisateur graphiques [UIG] spécialement adaptées à la CAO
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
G06F 3/04845 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs pour la transformation d’images, p.ex. glissement, rotation, agrandissement ou changement de couleur
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Systems devices, and methods including: an additive manufacturing component having tools for manufacturing parts and a support structure associated with a part being manufactured; a computing device configured to: identify a region to support on the part being manufactured; determine a set of one or more slices via an iterative process; determine a set of support lines based on the determined set of one or more slices; determine a density associated with the determined set of support lines; and transmit instructions to the additive manufacturing component to add a slice on to the support structure based on the determined set of support lines and associated density; and where the additive manufacturing component is configured to execute a series of instructions to connect the support structure to the region to support via the determined set of support lines.
B29C 64/40 - Structures de support des objets en 3D pendant la fabrication, lesdites structures devant être sacrifiées après réalisation de la fabrication
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Digital data access control and automated synthesization of capabilities
A computer system for controlling access to digital data and algorithms, including a multitude of local systems provided at a plurality of remote locations. At least a first subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data acquisition device adapted to generate and provide raw digital data. At least a second subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data processing unit having a memory with a memory capacity and a processor with a computing capacity to process raw digital data to generate processed digital data to be presented to one or more of a plurality of users of the system. The system also includes a filter system, wherein at least one filter is assigned at each local system, each filter having a filter setting for restricting and prohibiting data transfer between the assigned local system and other local systems.
H04L 67/1097 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau pour le stockage distribué de données dans des réseaux, p.ex. dispositions de transport pour le système de fichiers réseau [NFS], réseaux de stockage [SAN] ou stockage en réseau [NAS]
A Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) system comprising a CMM, a rotary table, and a rotation arrangement, wherein the CMM system is configured to be calibrated by determining the 6 dof pose of a jig, and to a method for calibrating. The jig may be mounted such that a current pose of the jig is associated with a current pose of the rotary table with respect to the CMM. The rotary table may be moved into multiple poses, and the 6 dof pose of the jig is measured for each of the multiple poses of the rotary table. An error map is generated, based on the angles associated with the poses of the rotary table, and is used to generate a coordinate transformation from the CMM coordinate system to the part coordinate system, which is associated with the rotary table, based on the error map.
G05B 19/401 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la mesure, p.ex. étalonnage et initialisation, mesure de la pièce à usiner à des fins d'usinage
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
An intuitive interface that allows a non-technical person to search a computer database without having to understand the underlining database software or its structure by assembling a graphical database query.
A method for enhancing images for metrological applications. A first set of first images is provided, wherein the first set comprises at least one first image, the first set representing a scene of interest, and a second set of second images is provided, wherein the second set comprises at least one second image, the second set representing at least a part of the scene of interest. The method comprises the following steps: 1) jointly processing the first set and the second set by a neural network, and 2) outputting a third set of images by the neural network, the third set comprising at least one processed image, from which is determinable the position and/or orientation of the at least one object with a processed precision, wherein the processed precision is equal to or higher than the initial precision.
A surveying instrument and method for accurately determining the distance to a target in the close range for a specific setup of the surveying instrument, where the central part of the received ray bundle is shaded by a component of the optical unit of the surveying instrument. When targeting on the target in an on-target state the accuracy of the distance measurement decreases in the close range due to spatial and temporal inhomogeneities of the beam profile. In some aspects the target is targeted in a misaligned targeting state, such that the reflected measuring beam impinges on a part of the detector surface, which is not shaded, thereby leading to an increased measuring accuracy.
G01B 11/27 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour tester l'alignement des axes pour tester l'alignement des axes
Various embodiments improve the legibility of a column of data, displayed at an initial size in a grid, by magnifying the column, while maintaining neighboring columns at their initial size, and maintaining the magnified column in the context of neighboring columns.
Systems and methods for surveillance of a facility including facility elements. The system includes a central computing unit providing a digital model of the facility providing topological or logical or functional relationships of the facility elements, surveillance sensors adapted for surveillance of a plurality of the facility elements and for generation of surveillance data, communication means for transmitting data from the surveillance sensors to the central computing unit, and state derivation means configured to analyse the surveillance data and derive a state of a respective facility element. The central computing unit is configured to record a state pattern by combining states of at least one facility element based on at least one relationship of the facility element provided by the facility model, provide a state pattern critical-noncritical classification model which considers relationships provided by the facility model, and perform a criticality-classification based on the relationship.
G08B 13/196 - Déclenchement influencé par la chaleur, la lumière, ou les radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte; Déclenchement par introduction de sources de chaleur, de lumière, ou de radiations de longueur d'onde plus courte utilisant des systèmes détecteurs de radiations passifs utilisant des systèmes de balayage et de comparaison d'image utilisant des caméras de télévision
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
A method of scheduling recurring tasks using an electronic device comprises, receiving a user request to schedule a recurring task. The method further comprises rendering a GUI including a plurality of regions presented concurrently in a first view. The plurality of regions includes a month selection region displaying all months of a calendar year, a date selection region displaying all dates of a month, a day selection region displaying all days of a week, a time selection region displaying a plurality of hours of a day and a plurality of minutes of an hour. The method further includes, receiving, inputs that specify selection of one or more cells in one or more of the plurality of regions of the GUI to define a schedule for the recurring task. Furthermore, the method includes, executing, an application at a time corresponding to the schedule for the recurring task.
HEXAGON CAPABILITY CENTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (Inde)
Inventeur(s)
Reimann, Bernd
Heili, Alexandre
Bade, Nicholas
Budhraja, Akshit
Meghani, Krishan Kumar
Verma, Jyotirmoy
Singarapu, Kumara Chandra
Abrégé
A method of associating data from a plurality of databases is disclosed. The method comprises accessing a first database comprising a first dataset and a second database comprising a second dataset. The method further comprises identifying a first set of expressions and a second set of expressions corresponding to the first dataset and the second dataset, respectively. The method further comprises determining a first set of clusters and a second set of clusters corresponding to the first database and the second database, respectively. Furthermore, the method comprises creating a relational database based on a set of relationships and a mapping function determined based on the first set of clusters and the second set of clusters.
Embodiments of the present invention allow a Source database and a Target database to be compared, with source-only, target-only, and difference objects presented on a graphical user interface in a manner that visually shows the characterization of each displayed object and each displayed object is user-selectable via the graphical user interface to obtain information about the object and differences between the source database and the target database with respect to the object. Some exemplary embodiments are discussed herein with reference to databases such as the Standard Database (SDB) for Intergraph Smart™ Reference Data product from Intergraph Corporation and are referred to generally as the “SDB Merge Tool,” although the disclosed concepts can be applied more generally to other types of databases.
G06F 7/14 - Interclassement, c. à d. association d'au moins deux séries de supports d'enregistrement, chacun étant rangé dans le même ordre de succession, en vue de former une série unique rangée dans le même ordre de succession
G06F 16/215 - Amélioration de la qualité des données; Nettoyage des données, p.ex. déduplication, suppression des entrées non valides ou correction des erreurs typographiques
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
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STRUCTURED LIGHT PROJECTION THROUGH THE MINIMIZATION OF VISUAL ARTIFACTS BY WAY OF DELIBERATELY INTRODUCED OPTICAL ABERRATIONS
A triangulation device for measuring a measurement object by a projection of a structured light pattern onto the measurement object. The triangulation device includes a projector projecting the structured light pattern decomposable into different spatial frequencies onto the measurement object. The projector comprises a matrix of pixel elements and a lens system which determines a wavefront with a wavefront aberration from a reference wavefront, and a camera including a lens system and an imaging sensor, the camera being configured to receive the structured light pattern projected by the projector onto the measurement object, and a processing unit configured to provide distance information by evaluating imaging information provided by the camera. The wavefront aberration comprises a primary spherical aberration coefficient Z9, wherein the primary spherical aberration coefficient Z9 is larger than 0.5λ, wherein λ is a wavelength of the projected structured light pattern.
G01C 3/08 - Utilisation de détecteurs électriques de radiations
G01C 3/18 - Mesure des distances dans la ligne de visée; Télémètres optiques en utilisant un triangle parallactique ayant des angles variables et une base de longueur fixe, dans la station d'observation, p.ex. dans l'instrument avec un point d'observation à chaque extrémité de la base
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Visual-acoustic monitoring system for event detection, localization and classification
A monitoring system for locating and classifying an event in a monitoring area by a computation unit including a visual 3D capturing unit providing geometric 3D information and an acoustic capturing unit providing an acoustic information of the monitoring area. An event detector is configured with an acoustic channel and a visual channel to detect the event. The acoustic channel is configured to detect the event as a sound event in the acoustic information and to determine a localization of the sound. The visual channel is configured to detect the event as a visual event in the geometric 3D information and to derive a localization of the visual event. The event detector provides detected events with a region of interest for detected event, which is analyzed in order to assign the detected event a class within a plurality of event classes.
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
H04N 13/254 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques en combinaison avec des sources de rayonnement électromagnétique pour l’éclairage du sujet
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
G10L 25/51 - Techniques d'analyses de la parole ou de la voix qui ne se limitent pas à un seul des groupes spécialement adaptées pour un usage particulier pour comparaison ou différentiation
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
Systems, devices, and methods including selecting one or more sequences of machining types for a feature of one or more features, where the selection of the one or more sequences of machining types is based on the feature and a database of prior selections of machining types; selecting one or more tools for the selected one or more sequences of machining types, where the selection of the one or more tools is based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, and a database of prior selections of one or more tools; and selecting one or more machining parameters for the selected one or more tools, where the selected machining parameters are based on the feature, the selected one or more sequences of machining types, the selected one or more tools, and a database of prior selections of one or more machining parameters.
A method for scanning an area using a ground penetrating radar (GPR) by moving the GPR along at least one scanning trajectory. The method includes determining at least one landmark object image feature by applying object detection techniques to images of the area to be scanned, determining a position and/or type of at least one landmark object corresponding to the at least one landmark object image feature in a scanning-area coordinate frame, determining a candidate position or candidate type of at least one candidate underground asset in the area to be scanned by using the determined position or type of the at least one landmark object determining the at least one scanning trajectory using the candidate position and/or candidate type of the at least one candidate underground asset.
G01S 13/88 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques
G01S 7/41 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe utilisant l'analyse du signal d'écho pour la caractérisation de la cible; Signature de cible; Surface équivalente de cible
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06N 5/02 - Représentation de la connaissance; Représentation symbolique
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Augmented viewing of a scenery and subsurface infrastructure
A method of providing an augmented view of a real world scenery and of an occluded subsurface infrastructure. An image is taken by a camera with an image sensor and image reference information comprising a camera position and a camera orientation. From three dimensional information of a subsurface infrastructure, a two dimensional projection on the image sensor is made by using the reference information. A projection position of an anchor element of the subsurface infrastructure being visible on the at least one image is compared with an image position of the anchor element. A difference between the image position and the projection position is compensated for matching and overlaying the two dimensional projection derived from the three dimensional information of the subsurface infrastructure with the at least one image and thereby providing an improved augmented view.
A surveying device with a targeting unit carried by a support, the targeting unit being arranged rotatable relative to a vertical axis and a tilt axis as a first and a second axis of rotation, for emitting a distance measurement beam in an emission direction into free space, the emission direction being variable with respect to the vertical axis and the tilt axis. The device further comprises a beam deflection element such as a partially transparent rotatable mirror, situated in the targeting unit and being rotatable about a deflection axis as a third axis of rotation. The deflection axis is congruent to the tilt axis and the beam deflection element is arranged in such a way in the distance measurement beam path that the emission direction can be varied with respect to the deflection axis.
A large-scale capital project simulator has a project modeler configured to model the project as a virtual model having cable trays directing cables across the large-scale capital project. The simulator also has a cable router to lay out cables across the virtual model of the large-scale capital project. Each cable has a laid-out cable length. The simulator also has a routing manager to determine optimized routes of the cables across the virtual model. In this case, each cable has an optimized cable length along at least one of the optimized routes. The routing manager formulates an effectiveness ratio for each cable, where each effectiveness ratio uses the laid-out cable length and the optimized cable length. A filter determines whether any of the effectiveness ratios exceeds a prescribed deviation amount. A model controller transforms the virtual model to identify cable(s) exceeding the prescribed deviation amount.
G06F 30/398 - Vérification ou optimisation de la conception, p.ex. par vérification des règles de conception [DRC], vérification de correspondance entre géométrie et schéma [LVS] ou par les méthodes à éléments finis [MEF]
G06F 30/367 - Vérification de la conception, p.ex. par simulation, programme de simulation avec emphase de circuit intégré [SPICE], méthodes directes ou de relaxation
G06F 30/36 - Conception de circuits au niveau analogique
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
G06F 113/16 - Câbles, arbres de câblage ou faisceaux de fils électriques
A system comprising at least one mobile vehicle configured to move autonomously. The mobile vehicle comprises a spatial localization system, an autonomous navigation and propulsion unit, a local edge computation unit for a local data analysis at the mobile vehicle by intelligent, dynamically deployable edge analytics software agents, and a communication interface providing a data link to other devices. The system utilizes an automatic deployment of a workflow comprising at least one current task. A mobile measurement vehicle with a spatial measurement sensor unit is configured to establish a temporary instance of a local spatial reference cell for a subset of multiple mobile vehicles and a work piece. The temporary instance of the spatial reference cell is established temporally and is established with an individual level of spatial accuracy and individual limited local range, which individual level is dynamically defined by an accuracy requirement of the current task.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.à d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p.ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée (DNC), systèmes d'ateliers flexibles (FMS), systèmes de fabrication intégrés (IMS), productique (CIM)
A workflow deployment system comprising at least one computing device having a memory unit and a first communication unit, and a plurality of software agents, wherein each software agent is installable on an electronic apparatus of the plurality of electronic apparatuses, wherein each software agent exchanges data with the electronic apparatus, wherein the memory unit stores workflow data related to a workflow for performing a task, the workflow comprising at least a first workflow package for a first part of the task, wherein the computing device assigns the first workflow package to the first apparatus, and to provide workflow data related to the first workflow package to the software agent of the first apparatus, to receive a problem solution request from the software agent, to perform, upon reception of the request, a workflow modification process; and to provide the customized data to the software agent of the first apparatus.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projets; Planification d’entreprise ou d’organisation; Modélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G02B 27/64 - Systèmes pour donner des images utilisant des éléments optiques pour la stabilisation latérale et angulaire de l'image
G01C 11/00 - Photogrammétrie ou vidéogrammétrie, p.ex. stéréogrammétrie; Levers photographiques
G09B 23/04 - Modèles à usage scientifique, médical ou mathématique, p.ex. dispositif en vraie grandeur pour la démonstration pour les mathématiques pour la géométrie, la trigonométrie, la projection ou la perspective
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
A computer program product providing an environment in which control software controlling at least one physical process is executed, wherein the control software is comprised of modular blocks termed actions, wherein the control software is defined through graph connections between the actions, wherein the computer program product provides for a monitoring functionality, wherein physical sub-processes of the at least one physical process influenced by an action may be monitored. A method for choosing which physical sub-processes are to be monitored is provided, wherein a user places a debug point on an action.
A computer implemented method implemented on an allocation computing unit for distributing a pre-defined workflow comprising a nonempty set of workflow components, the workflow components being ordered in a directed acyclic precedence graph, onto a set of general purpose computing units comprising at least two general purpose computing units.
A workflow generation system comprising a first device with a computing unit, a memory unit and a first communication unit, and a plurality of software agents used with electronic apparatuses comprising at least one measuring device, wherein each software agent is on an electronic apparatus or an communication module connected to the electronic apparatuses, wherein each software agent exchanges data with the electronic apparatus the first device receives a measuring task and performs a workflow generation process to receive from agents task-specific data of the apparatuses, the task- specific data information about properties of the respective apparatus, to assess task-specific capabilities associated with each of the apparatuses, generate, based on the task and on the capabilities, an optimized workflow for performing the task including workflow data allowing the respective apparatus to perform the task, and to provide the workflow data to the software agents of the involved apparatuses.
A workflow generation system comprising a first device with a computing unit, a memory unit and a first communication unit, and a plurality of software agents used with a plurality of electronic apparatuses comprising at least one measuring device, wherein each software agent is installable on an electronic apparatus of the plurality of electronic apparatuses and exchanges data with the electronic apparatus, wherein the first device receives a measuring task and performs a workflow generation process to generate a workflow for performing the task involving one or more of the apparatuses, to generate workflow data allowing a respective apparatus to perform a part of the task, and to provide the workflow data to the software agents of the involved apparatuses, and provide configuration data to the software agents to reconfigure the respective apparatus for providing functions for performing the part of the task by the respective apparatus.
A computer program product and to a method for compensating thermal errors in a mechanical process, the mechanical process in particular provided by a mechanical device such as a coordinate measuring machine, a tooling machine or an articulated robot arm. Thermal errors arise due to thermal disturbances affecting the mechanical process, wherein thermal disturbances may arise from environmental influences affecting the mechanical process or from internally generated changing temperature distributions.
G05B 19/404 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la compensation, p.ex. pour le jeu, le dépassement, le décalage d'outil, l'usure d'outil, la température, les erreurs de construction de la machine, la charge, l'inertie
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Dynamical modeling of CMMs for numerically correcting measurement results
A computer program product for numerically correcting an endpoint position of a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) implemented on a computing unit, receiving as input temporally resolved information from a set of sensors attached to or integrated into the CMM, and to a method for numerically correcting an endpoint position of a CMM, wherein errors between a targeted endpoint position and an actual endpoint position reached during a measurement process are numerically compensated through the use of the computer program product.
A measuring system for triangulation-based distance measuring device having a light emitting unit, a light receiving unit for detecting measuring light reflected from an object and a processing unit for deriving distance information based on a detected reflection of measuring light. The system comprises a visual guiding unit projecting a visual marker onto the object. The light emitting unit and the visual guiding unit provide a light reflection onto the object by emitting the measuring light and the projection of the visual marker onto the object. The measuring system comprises a camera, the field of view of the camera being greater than the field of view of the light receiving unit and the camera captures an image covering the light reflection and the projection of the visual marker and to provide image information according to a captured image.
A method for controlling an opto-electronic measuring device for radiation based object point measuring such as a laser tracker, laser scanner, multi beam scanner, laser profiler, scanning total station, flash lidar, airborne scanning lidar or scanning multi station. The power of the emitted measurement radiation is object individually automatically varied specific for a direction and distance to respective objects whereby the power is adjusted in such a way that it does not exceed a predefined distance dependent power limit applying to the respective object distance precisely when the measurement radiation is emitted in the respective object direction.
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
A triangulation scanner having a projection unit, at least one first image acquisition unit and one second image acquisition unit and a control and processing unit for deriving distance measured values from image information. The scanner comprises a third image acquisition unit and a fourth image acquisition unit and an acquisition zoom functionality for activating or reading out the sensors such that a respective first acquisition state and a respective second acquisition state can be provided for each sensor. The acquisition of an image corresponding to a field of view defined by the respective acquisition zoom level is provided by each such acquisition zoom level thus definable, wherein the fields of view are each different.
H04N 13/246 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques Étalonnage des caméras
G06T 7/521 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de la projection de lumière structurée
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
G06T 7/593 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de plusieurs images à partir d’images stéréo
H04N 13/239 - Générateurs de signaux d’images utilisant des caméras à images stéréoscopiques utilisant deux capteurs d’images 2D dont la position relative est égale ou en correspondance à l’intervalle oculaire
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
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Multi-beam measuring device with high directional stability for 3D scanning of an environment
A measuring device comprises a base, a case, and a rotating member rotatable about the axis of rotation. The rotating member comprises a transmission unit configured to emit transmission beams to different beam directions. The rotating member further comprises a receiver unit configured to receive returning transmission beams. A longitudinal member is fixed to the base and extends in a central area of the rotating member along the axis of rotation over a range including the transmission unit and the receiver unit. Two bearing members are arranged on the longitudinal member and on the rotating member. In the direction of the axis of rotation, the transmission unit and the receiver unit are located in a range between the two bearing members. The measuring device has a high aiming accuracy and low hysteresis of the turning transmission beams.
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/894 - Imagerie 3D avec mesure simultanée du temps de vol sur une matrice 2D de pixels récepteurs, p.ex. caméras à temps de vol ou lidar flash
G01S 17/42 - Mesure simultanée de la distance et d'autres coordonnées
88.
Systems and methods for virtual environment for reinforcement learning in manufacturing
Systems, devices, and methods including: receiving, by an interpreter component having a processor with addressable memory, a first state of a tool of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine; determining, by the interpreter component, a reward and a value of the reward based on the received first state, where the reward is at least one of: positive and negative; transmitting, by the interpreter component, a set of information comprising the determined reward and the value of the reward to an agent component; performing, by the agent component, at least one action to generate a tool path and to proceed to a second state, where the second state is combined with the first state; and determining, by the agent component, the generated tool path based on the determined reward and value associated with the at least one action.
G05B 19/406 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par le contrôle ou la sécurité
G05B 19/4065 - Contrôle du bris, de la vie ou de l'état d'un outil
G05B 19/402 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour le positionnement, p.ex. centrage d'un outil par rapport à un trou dans la pièce à usiner, moyens de détection additionnels pour corriger la position
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ONLINE LEVELING CALIBRATION OF A GEODETIC INSTRUMENT
A method for determining a calibrated leveling of a surveying instrument with an accelerometer. The method includes moving the accelerometer around a rotation axis of the instrument, the accelerometer being arranged at a known position from the rotation axis. As the accelerometer is moved, acquiring a movement profile of the movement by a rotational position encoder for the rotation axis and sensing an acceleration of the moving as accelerometer readings. Deriving at least one calibration parameter for the accelerometer readings is based on the movement profile, the known position and the corresponding accelerometer readings. A calibrated leveling is provided to the surveying instrument by applying the calibration parameter to the accelerometer readings.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01C 25/00 - Fabrication, étalonnage, nettoyage ou réparation des instruments ou des dispositifs mentionnés dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
An absolute distance measuring method and device including a transmission unit having a laser array comprising multiple measurement laser emitters arranged along a laser array axis and a receiver unit having at least one receiver array comprising multiple measurement receivers arranged along a receiver array axis for measuring of an absolute distance based on a respective detected transmission beam and the principle of time-of-flight. The laser array comprises at least a first reference laser emitter and the receiver array comprises at least a first reference receiver. The reference laser emitter and reference receiver define an internal absolute distance reference beam path for calibration of the device with respect to said measuring of absolute distance.
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
A surveying instrument comprising a distance meter, wherein the distance meter is configured for projecting a perceptibility beam onto an object and measuring a distance to the object, wherein the distance meter is configured for running a perceptibility enhancing mode, wherein, when running the perceptibility enhancing mode, the distance meter is directed to emit the perceptibility beam with a modulation, wherein the modulation has a switching frequency of at least 0.25 Hz but lower than 200 Hz.
A method for correcting tool parameters of a machine tool for machining workpieces includes recording measurement values of measured characteristics as actual values of at least one workpiece machined with the machine tool. The measurement values are compared with the default set values of the workpiece. The measurement values of at least two measured characteristics are recorded from at least two parameters of at least one measured characteristic and/or from at least one measured characteristic and from at least one parameter. An average for a tool correction value is calculated from the measurement values and the corresponding set values, with which a correction of the machine tool is performed.
B23Q 15/22 - Commande ou régulation de la position de l'outil ou de la pièce
G05B 19/404 - Commande numérique (CN), c.à d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p.ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'u caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la compensation, p.ex. pour le jeu, le dépassement, le décalage d'outil, l'usure d'outil, la température, les erreurs de construction de la machine, la charge, l'inertie
B23Q 17/20 - Agencements sur les machines-outils pour indiquer ou mesurer pour indiquer ou mesurer les caractéristiques de la pièce, p.ex. contour, dimensions, dureté
Disclosed are methods and systems for training an artificial-intelligence structure based on designs of past fabrication or construction projects, and for automatically generating, by the trained artificial-intelligence structure and based on inputs related to an actual fabrication or construction project, designs for the actual project.
A device for determining the relative heights between two points in direction gravity acts and inclination sensor for single- or multi-axis determination of an inclination relative to the vertical direction defined by the gravitational field. The device can include: a connecting hose filled with a liquid; a first and a second pressure sensor arranged at opposite ends of the hose; a processor to determine a relative height between a first reference point with a fixed positional relationship to the first pressure sensor and a second reference point with a fixed positional relationship to the second pressure sensor; a synchronizer; a respective wireless module at each of the hose. The synchronizer can synchronize a first time point with a second measurement time point, wherein the processor is configured to assign the measured hydrostatic pressures to the same, common measurement time point on the basis of the synchronized measurement time points.
G01L 19/00 - MESURE DES FORCES, DES CONTRAINTES, DES COUPLES, DU TRAVAIL, DE LA PUISSANCE MÉCANIQUE, DU RENDEMENT MÉCANIQUE OU DE LA PRESSION DES FLUIDES - Détails ou accessoires des appareils pour la mesure de la pression permanente ou quasi permanente d'un milieu fluent dans la mesure où ces détails ou accessoires ne sont pas particuliers à des types particuliers de manomètres
G01D 1/14 - Dispositions pour la mesure donnant des résultats autres que la valeur instantanée d'une variable, d'application générale donnant une fonction de distribution d'une valeur, c. à d. le nombre de fois où la valeur vient à l'intérieur des gammes, de valeurs d'amplitudes
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Digital data access control and automated synthesization of capabilities
A computer system for controlling access to digital data and algorithms, including a multitude of local systems provided at a plurality of remote locations. At least a first subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data acquisition device adapted to generate and provide raw digital data. At least a second subset of the multitude of local systems comprises at least one data processing unit having a memory with a memory capacity and a processor with a computing capacity to process raw digital data to generate processed digital data to be presented to one or more of a plurality of users of the system. The system also includes a filter system, wherein at least one filter is assigned at each local system, each filter having a filter setting for restricting and prohibiting data transfer between the assigned local system and other local systems.
H04L 67/1097 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau pour le stockage distribué de données dans des réseaux, p.ex. dispositions de transport pour le système de fichiers réseau [NFS], réseaux de stockage [SAN] ou stockage en réseau [NAS]
A reflector arrangement for determining the position or marking of target points, having at least one retroreflector, and a beam detection unit, by means of which the orientation measurement radiation passing through the retroreflector is acquirable. The beam detection unit comprises a first sensor for generating a signal in dependence on an acquisition of orientation measurement radiation and a first beam guiding unit. The first sensor and the first beam guiding unit are arranged such that a detection field of view for acquiring the orientation measurement radiation is defined, an alignment of the detection field of view around the yaw axis is variable and orientation measurement radiation passing through the retroreflector is acquirable in dependence on the alignment of the detection field of view with the first sensor.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G02B 5/124 - Réflecteurs reflex du type en sommet de cube, en trièdre ou en réflecteur triple plusieurs éléments réfléchissants faisant partie d'une plaque ou d'une feuille formant un tout
G02B 3/06 - Lentilles simples ou composées à surfaces non sphériques à surfaces cylindriques ou en forme de tore
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Fully automatic position and alignment determination method for a terrestrial laser scanner and method for ascertaining the suitability of a position for a deployment for surveying
One aspect of the invention relates to a fully automatic method for calculating the current, geo-referenced position and alignment of a terrestrial scan-surveying device in situ on the basis of a current panoramic image recorded by the surveying device and at least one stored, geo-referenced 3D scan panoramic image.
G01C 11/08 - Restitution des photos par comparaison de plusieurs photos de la même zone les photos n'étant pas placées dans la même position relative qu'au moment où elles ont été prises
G06T 7/521 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de la projection de lumière structurée
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
H04N 13/271 - Générateurs de signaux d’images où les signaux d’images générés comprennent des cartes de profondeur ou de disparité
G01C 11/28 - Adaptation particulière pour enregistrer les données relatives au point de la photo, p.ex. pour les profils
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G06T 7/66 - Analyse des attributs géométriques des moments d'image ou du centre de gravité
G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
H01L 31/10 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails dans lesquels le rayonnement commande le flux de courant à travers le dispositif, p.ex. photo-résistances caractérisés par au moins une barrière de potentiel ou une barrière de surface, p.ex. photo-transistors
G01C 1/04 - Théodolites combinés avec des appareils de prise de vues
H01L 31/107 - Dispositifs sensibles au rayonnement infrarouge, visible ou ultraviolet caractérisés par une seule barrière de potentiel ou de surface la barrière de potentiel fonctionnant en régime d'avalanche, p.ex. photodiode à avalanche
G01C 3/08 - Utilisation de détecteurs électriques de radiations
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System for remapping a control signal for excavator arm movement to a rotatory degree of freedom of a tool
A system for controlling movement of multiple links of an excavator can move a tool at the end of an excavator arm. The system includes a sensor data interface configured to receive sensor data for determining relative orientations of the multiple links with respect to each other, and a surface setting unit configured to access design data defining a reference surface. The system has a remapping unit configured to remap a user command for moving two links with respect to each other about a corresponding joint to a rotatory tool degree of freedom. The system then coordinates output signals, such that as a function of the remapped user command the tool is rotated within the associated rotatory tool degree of freedom, without the need that an operator coordinates underlying joint movements.
The motion system for a CMM includes a measuring axis with an air bearing, a control unit for determining a position of the measuring probe in a reference frame and outputting the position as a measuring result. The first air bearing includes a guideway, slide having a slide surface and a gas outlet within the slide surface. The gas outlet is for providing a gas cushion in a gap between the slide surface and the guideway. A cover is arranged around the slide so a gap is provided between the cover and the guideway and a hollow space is provided between the cover and the slide. A wiper is arranged on the cover. A nozzle unit is supplied by a second gas supply line and for providing a high-pressure gas flow directed onto the guideway.
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
F16C 32/06 - Paliers non prévus ailleurs comprenant un élément mobile supporté par un coussinet de fluide engendré, au moins en grande partie, autrement que par la rotation de l'arbre, p.ex. paliers hydrostatiques à coussinet d'air
G01B 5/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques
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