Method and system for determining position and orientation of an object

摘要

The method involves determining distance and a direction from the scanner to a receiver according to a phase or operating time measuring principle. The receiver determines the radiation of beam, where an incident direction of the beam in relation to a receiver axis is determined. Position and orientation of a movable unit are determined from a distance, direction towards a receiver and the incidence direction as position information. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a movable unit for determining the position and orientation of a movable unit (2) a scanner for determining the position and orientation of a movable unit (3) a position determining system for implementing the position and orientation of a movable unit (4) a computer program product with a program code.