Patent ID: 11940269
Assignee: MLOPTIC CORP.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method for determining a location of a plane in which an axis of an object is disposed, using a distance sensor, said method comprising:
(a) associating a first marker with the object, the first marker comprising a first area and a surface having two parallel edges and a third edge disposed perpendicularly to said two parallel edges, said two parallel edges are disposed about a first central axis of said two parallel edges;
(b) establishing a first two-dimensional grid of distance measurements covering an area larger than said first area including said first area using the distance sensor; and
(c) determining at least one corner corresponding to an intersection formed of said third edge and one of said two parallel edges from said first two-dimensional grid of distance measurements and calculating the location of the plane in which an axis of the object is disposed, based on a location of said at least one corner.