US 11,835,632 B2
System and method for registration of survey points
Adrian Kipka, Hoehenkirchen (DE)
Assigned to Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/204,661.
Application 17/204,661 is a division of application No. 15/728,312, filed on Oct. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,969,494.
Claims priority of application No. 16193020 (EP), filed on Oct. 10, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0223403 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. G01S 19/23 (2010.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G01C 15/06 (2006.01); G01S 19/43 (2010.01)
CPC G01S 19/23 (2013.01) [G01C 15/06 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G01S 19/43 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Method for operating a survey system comprising an antenna configured to receive at least one positioning signal and a survey pole coupled to the antenna, the method comprising:
performing, by a sensor coupled to the antenna, at least one of the following operations:
determining (s1) whether the antenna is in a static state, wherein in the static state being defined by a predetermined threshold tolerance level, wherein the survey pole is also in the static state when the antenna is in the static state, wherein determining that the antenna is in the static state is independent from determining whether the survey pole nears a vertical position; and
producing a first output signal indicating that the antenna is in static state; and
performing, by a control unit, at least one of the following operations:
receiving the first output signal indicating that the antenna is in the static state; and
upon receiving the first output signal, automatically obtaining (s4) a positioning measurement based on the at least one positioning signal.