901results about "Theodolites" patented technology

Novel solutions for position measurement, including without limitation tools and techniques that can be used for land surveying and in similar applications. One such tool is a greatly enhanced position measurement system that takes the form of a surveying rod with substantial independent functionality, which can be used with or without a total station or similar device.

A surveying instrument, comprising a distance measuring unit for measuring a distance to a collimating point, an angle measuring unit for measuring a vertical angle and a horizontal angle of the collimating point, an image pick-up means for acquiring an image in a collimating direction, a driving unit for directing the image pick-up means in a direction of a predetermined object to be measured as selected based on an entire image data acquired by the image pick-up means, and a control arithmetic unit for recording by associating an image of an object to be measured with survey data to the object, wherein the image is picked-up in the direction directed by the driving unit and the survey data is measured by the distance measuring unit and the angle measuring unit.

Novel solutions for position measurement, including without limitation tools and techniques that can be used for land surveying and in similar applications. One such tool is a greatly enhanced position measurement system that takes the form of a surveying rod with substantial independent functionality, which can be used with or without a total station or similar device.

A device comprises: a shape measuring section 350 for measuring shape data from a pair of stereovision images of an object taken with an image taking section 220; a memory section 340 for storing target data related to the images of the object; an image display section 330 for superposing the paired stereovision images of the object and the stereovision target data image based on the target data and for displaying the images; and a comparison display processing section 360 for comparing the shape data of the object measured by the shape measuring section 350, with the target data and reflecting the results of the comparison on the superposed display on the image display section 330.

The invention relates to a mixed measurement analysis method for a satellite antenna. The method effectively solves the problems that various measurement devices are used for co-measurement to reduce detection difficulty and improve detection efficiency during a measurement process of the satellite antenna. The method comprises the steps: cubic mirror collimating measurement is carried out by electronic theodolites during antenna installation and detection processes, scanning measurement of an antenna shaped surface is carried out by a laser radar, a space point position is measured by a laser tracker, and thus the measurement of the satellite antenna is jointly completed by the various measurement devices; union calibration algorithm of 'six freedom degree measurement station three-dimensional network' is employed, a conversion relationship between measurement station coordinates and measurement coordinates is utilized, various observed value error equations are directly listed, so as to overcome shortcomings of a traditional algorithm and improve adaptability of the algorithm. The method provided by the invention is simple, is easy to operate, enables an initial value to be fast acquired, has low requirements for precise degree of the initial value, has a few iteration times, is quick in convergence speed, theoretically is an optimal solution, and has strong algorithm adaptability, high measuring efficiency, fast speed and high precision.

A method for calibrating a surveying instrument is disclosed the survey instrument comprising a base element (3) and a camera with an image sensor (10), the camera being rotatable about a vertical axis (2) fixed with respect to said base element and being rotatable about a tilting axis (4), the tilting axis being rotated about the vertical axis with rotation of the camera about the vertical axis, In the method, data associated with calibration points (P) and images (P1) of the calibration points on the image sensor captured in different faces are used, the data for each of said calibration points comprising distance data and the data for each of the images of each said calibration point comprising image position data and orientation data. Further, on the basis of the distance data for each of the calibration points and the image position and orientation data for each of the images of the calibration points the surveying instrument is calibrated simultaneously taking into account at least one optical property of camera and at least one of the relative orientation of the vertical axis and the tilting axis and the orientation of the camera relative to one of the base element, the vertical axis and the tilting axis.

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional surveying instrument used to calculate three-dimensional coordinate data by use of a surveying instrument and an imaging unit. An object of the present invention is in particular to provide a three-dimensional surveying instrument that determines positions of corresponding points by use of a surveying instrument, and that is capable of stereo displaying. The three-dimensional surveying instrument according to the present invention is capable of: from positions of at least three reference points, which are measured by the surveying instrument, and from an image acquired by the imaging unit, calculating a tilt of the imaging unit, and the like; from a position of a collimation point measured by the surveying instrument, calculating a tilt of the imaging unit, and the like; with the collimation point being used as a corresponding point, performing matching of the image acquired by the imaging unit; associating the position of the collimation point measured by the surveying instrument with a collimation point on the image, the matching of which has been performed; and calculating three-dimensional coordinate data of the target to be measured on the basis of the association.

There are provided a horizontal angle detector for detecting a horizontal angle, an elevation angle detector for detecting an elevation angle, a dynamic displacement detecting means 10 for detecting posture displacement of a surveying instrument main unit in two horizontal directions, and a calculating unit, wherein said dynamic displacement detecting means detects displacement with respect to standard posture of the surveying instrument main unit 1, said calculating unit calculates the horizontal angle and the elevation angle corresponding to dynamic displacement detected by said dynamic displacement detecting means, and compensates the horizontal angle and the elevation angle obtained by the horizontal angle detector and the elevation angle detector respectively are compensated based on the calculated horizontal angle and the calculated elevation angle.

A laser indicator includes a weight mechanism having a bracket with a weight secured to the bracket in a manner where the weight is suspended by gravity. A plurality of laser generators are arranged about the weight, including a horizontal beam generator, a center laser generator arranged at the axial center of the bottom of the weight for emitting a laser point coaxial to the axial line of the weight, and a plurality of vertical beam generators positioned in spaced-apart manner around the axial center of the weight at the top of the weight. The laser indicator can include a stand that includes a seat having a plurality of legs, and a rotary table having a plurality of legs, with the weight mechanism coupled to the rotary table, and the rotary table removably coupled to the seat so that altitude of the weight mechanism can be adjusted. In addition, the laser indicator can include a securing mechanism for coupling the weight to the upper bracket of the bracket.

The invention discloses a collimation measurement system for attitudes and angles among spacecraft devices based on the combination between a robot and a theodolite. The system herein includes a robot, a laser tracker, a laser tracking target (T-MAC), a robot terminal tool, and the like. The system searches a to-be-tested datum cube mirror which is disposed on a spacecraft device by conducting mode identification, and computes the relations of phase position and direction of the datum cube mirror with respect to the theodolite. The laser tracker is intended for calibrating the relative direction relation in a coordinate system of respective spacecraft devices and integrating the measurement results of the theodolite at different measurement positions to the same coordinate system. Based onthe calibration relation and the relative relation, the laser tracker is guided to real-timely track the robot terminal tool and establish the relative relation between the laser track and the robotterminal tool. And eventually, the attitude relation matrix of the spacecraft is computed. According to the invention, the automatic measurement of the attitude relation among different devices is realized, the measurement efficiency can reach one time per half-minute, the measurement precision can be higher than 30'', on-site measurement flexibility is higher, and construction and measurement indifferent places can be much easier.

The invention relates to an electronic display and control device for a geodesic measuring device (12) containing capturing means (1') and representation means for detecting and reproducing a measuring range (11) together with input means for controlling the measuring processes. The radiation beam (S) necessary for said measuring processes is emitted by a radiation source and is influenced in the direction of emission thereof by orientating means such that it can be orientated onto a selected target within the measuring range (11) without the capturing means being displaced. Determining the target and initiating the measuring process occurs by displacing a position mark (3a) on a screen. A suitable operating module can be produced by suitably combining the representation means with means for inputting data. Said module can also be used independently from and separately from a measuring device (12,12') which is connected thereto by communication means. The use of said module together with a plurality of measuring devices as sensor components, enables the formation of remote-controlled geodesic measuring systems.

The invention provides a calibration method of inertial unit optical aiming prism installation errors. The calibration method is characterized in that prism lines of the inertial unit optical aiming prism rotate for several positions; a self calibration theodolite and an inertial unit optical aiming prism collimator which are fixed in the one position is used in each position. The relative posture of the inertial unit is provided through inertial navigation solution; the relative posture of the theodolite collimation axis can be obtained through reading and calculation via a dial. According to the initial conditions of the self calibration theodolite and the inertial unit optical aiming prism collimator in each position, a multivariate overdetermined equation including inertial unit optical aiming prism installing error Z0 (deflection quantity) and Y0 (inclination quantity) is built; the installing errors Y0 and Z0 of the inertial unit optical aiming prism can be obtained through solving the multivariate overdetermined equation. The posture in the inertial unit rotationprocess is given through inertial navigation solution; the rotation process can be manually completed on an ordinary platform; the requirements on test equipment is low; the realization is easy; the calibration parameters are comprehensive; high universality is realized.

A method for registering two or more three-dimensional (3D) point clouds. The method includes, with a surveying instrument, obtaining a first 3D point cloud of a first setting at a first position, initiating a first Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) process by capturing first initial image data at the first position with a camera unit comprised by the surveying instrument, wherein the first initial image data and the first 3D point cloud share a first overlap, finalising the first SLAM process at the second position by capturing first final image data with the camera unit, wherein the first final image data are comprised by the first image data, with the surveying instrument, obtaining a second 3D point cloud of a second setting at the second position, and based on the first SLAM process, registering the first 3D point cloud and the second 3D point cloud relative to each other.