Patent ID: 11906290
Assignee: MAY PATENTS LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle operative to travel in a direction and operative for estimating a first angle (α) between a reference line defined by first and second points and a first surface or a first object, for use with a wireless network, the vehicle comprising:
a first distance meter for measuring a first distance (d1) along a first line from the first point to the first surface or the first object;
a second distance meter for measuring a second distance (d2) along a second line from the second point to the first surface or the first object; and
software and a processor for executing the software, the processor being coupled to receive representations of the first and second distances, respectively, from the first and second distance meters,
wherein the first and second lines are substantially parallel to one another, and the vehicle is operative to calculate, by the processor, the estimated first angle (α) based on the first distance (d1) and the second distance (d2), and to display the estimated first angle (α) or a function thereof by a display, and
wherein the meters are mounted so that the first and the second lines are substantially parallel or perpendicular to the travel direction, and
wherein the vehicle is operative to send over the wireless network the representations of the first distance (d1) or any function thereof, the second distance (d2) or any function thereof, or the estimated first angle (α) or any function thereof, and
wherein the vehicle is operative further operative to calculate, by the processor, a distance (d) and to send the calculated distance (d) or a function thereof to the wireless network by a wireless transceiver via an antenna, where d=(d1+d2)*cos(α)/2, d=(d1+d2) *sin(α)/2, d=(d1+d2) *cos2(α)/(2*sin(α)), or d=(d1+d2)/(2*tg(α)).