Patent ID: 11920953
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device (100) for determining orientation of an object (3), the device (100) comprising:
a hollow-spherical enclosure (2) supportable on the object (3);
a plurality of sensors (S1 . . . Sn), circumferentially disposed in the hollow-spherical enclosure (2);
characterized in that, a gimbal assembly (1) secured in the hollow-spherical enclosure (2), wherein at least one gimbal ring of the gimbal assembly (1) is fixed perpendicular to an axis along a vector of a gravitational weight (G) of the gimbal assembly (1); and
at least one light source (8) secured to the at least one gimbal ring fixed perpendicular to the axis along a vector of the gravitational weight (G) of the gimbal assembly (1), the at least one light source (8) is configured to emit light along the axis along the vector of the gravitational weight (G) of the gimbal assembly (1), wherein
the gimbal assembly (1) is configured to align the at least one light source (8) with the axis along the vector of the gravitational weight (G) of the gimbal assembly (1) relative to the orientation of the object (3) such that, the light emitted by the at least one light source (8) is incident on at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors (S1 . . . Sn), to determine orientation of the object (3).