Patents by Inventor Alan K. Mackworth

Alan K. Mackworth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Manipulator arm position sensing
    Patent number: 4826391
    Abstract: An apparatus determining relative positions of arm elements of a manipulator having at least two relatively moveable arm segments uses image analysis and a model of the manipulator to analyze an image of the two arms to determine the joint angles between adjacent arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Peter D. Lawrence, Alan K. Mackworth, Isobel J. Mulligen