Patent ID: 8060344

Claim:
A system for automatically generating a graphical representation of a multidimensional space comprising: a) One or more robotic master stations situated at known reference positions in the multidimensional space, wherein each master station determines its own position in the multidimensional space by triangulation; wherein each master station may constantly move a tracking laser beam both horizontally and vertically; wherein each master station further comprises a receiver to track a moving prism in the multi-dimensional space by receiving a reflection of the tracking laser beam; wherein each master station further comprises a receiver to receive telemetry having commands that instruct that master station to perform specified tasks; and wherein each master station is capable of performing the specified tasks; b) one or more targets positioned in a multidimensional space to serve as additional points of reference within the multidimensional space, wherein each target further comprises a prism that reflects the laser light generated by the one or more master stations back to the particular master station that generated the incident laser light; and c) a processor in communication with the master station, said processor receiving telemetry from the one or more master stations and processing line of sight measurements obtained from tracking the reflected laser light to determine the additional reference points and to generate a graphical representation of the multidimensional space and presenting the graphical representation on a display to a user on at least one system component, wherein: the graphical representation is based upon processed parameters associated with the reference points; and the graphical representation is updated as the user moves about the multidimensional space so as to facilitate the user navigating within the multidimensional space.