IPC Classification

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  • G - Physics
  • G01C - Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry
G01C 1/00 Measuring angles
G01C 1/02 Theodolites
G01C 1/04 Theodolites combined with cameras
G01C 1/06 Arrangements for reading scales
G01C 1/08 Sextants
G01C 1/10 Sextants including an artificial horizon
G01C 1/12 Sextants including an artificial horizon with a stabilised mirror
G01C 1/14 Periscopic sextants
G01C 3/00 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders
G01C 3/02 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders - Details
G01C 3/04 Adaptation of rangefinders for combination with telescopes or binoculars
G01C 3/06 Use of electric means to obtain final indication
G01C 3/08 Use of electric radiation detectors
G01C 3/10 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument
G01C 3/12 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument with monocular observation at a single point, e.g. coincidence type
G01C 3/14 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument with binocular observation at a single point, e.g. stereoscopic type
G01C 3/16 Measuring marks
G01C 3/18 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument with one observation point at each end of the base
G01C 3/20 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument with adaptation to the measurement of the height of an object
G01C 3/22 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length at, near, or formed by, the object
G01C 3/24 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with fixed angles and a base of variable length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument
G01C 3/26 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with fixed angles and a base of variable length at, near, or formed by, the object
G01C 3/28 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with fixed angles and a base of variable length at, near, or formed by, the object with provision for reduction of the distance into the horizontal plane
G01C 3/30 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders using a parallactic triangle with fixed angles and a base of variable length at, near, or formed by, the object with provision for reduction of the distance into the horizontal plane with adaptation to the measurement of the height of an object, e.g. tacheometers
G01C 3/32 Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders by focusing the object, e.g. on a ground glass screen
G01C 5/00 Measuring height; Measuring distances transverse to line of sight; Levelling between separated points; Surveyors' levels
G01C 5/02 Measuring height; Measuring distances transverse to line of sight; Levelling between separated points; Surveyors' levels involving automatic stabilisation of the line of sight
G01C 5/04 Hydrostatic levelling, i.e. by flexibly interconnected liquid containers at separated points
G01C 5/06 Measuring height; Measuring distances transverse to line of sight; Levelling between separated points; Surveyors' levels by using barometric means
G01C 7/00 Tracing profiles
G01C 7/02 Tracing profiles of land surfaces
G01C 7/04 Tracing profiles of land surfaces involving a vehicle which moves along the profile to be traced
G01C 7/06 Tracing profiles of cavities, e.g. tunnels
G01C 9/00 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels
G01C 9/02 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels - Details
G01C 9/04 Transmission means between sensing element and final indicator for giving an enlarged reading
G01C 9/06 Electric or photoelectric indication or reading means
G01C 9/08 Means for compensating acceleration forces due to movement of instrument
G01C 9/10 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using rolling bodies
G01C 9/12 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using a single pendulum
G01C 9/14 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using a single pendulum movable in more than one direction
G01C 9/16 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using more than one pendulum
G01C 9/18 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids
G01C 9/20 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids the indication being based on the inclination of the surface of a liquid relative to its container
G01C 9/22 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids the indication being based on the inclination of the surface of a liquid relative to its container with interconnected containers in fixed relation to each other
G01C 9/24 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids in closed containers partially filled with liquid so as to leave a gas bubble
G01C 9/26 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids in closed containers partially filled with liquid so as to leave a gas bubble - Details
G01C 9/28 Mountings
G01C 9/30 Means for adjusting dimensions of bubble
G01C 9/32 Means for facilitating the observation of the position of the bubble, e.g. illuminating means
G01C 9/34 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids in closed containers partially filled with liquid so as to leave a gas bubble of the tubular type, i.e. for indicating the level in one direction only
G01C 9/36 Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids in closed containers partially filled with liquid so as to leave a gas bubble of the spherical type, i.e. for indicating the level in all directions
G01C 11/00 Photogrammetry or videogrammetry, e.g. stereogrammetry; Photographic surveying
G01C 11/02 Picture-taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures
G01C 11/04 Interpretation of pictures
G01C 11/06 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area
G01C 11/08 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures not being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken
G01C 11/10 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures not being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken using computers to control the position of the pictures
G01C 11/12 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken
G01C 11/14 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with optical projection
G01C 11/16 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with optical projection in a common plane
G01C 11/18 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with optical projection in a common plane involving scanning means
G01C 11/20 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with optical projection in separate planes
G01C 11/22 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with mechanical projection
G01C 11/24 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken with optical-mechanical projection
G01C 11/26 Interpretation of pictures by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area the pictures being supported in the same relative position as when they were taken using computers to control the position of the pictures
G01C 11/28 Special adaptation for recording picture point data, e.g. for profiles
G01C 11/30 Interpretation of pictures by triangulation
G01C 11/32 Radial triangulation
G01C 11/34 Aerial triangulation
G01C 11/36 Videogrammetry, i.e. electronic processing of video signals from different sources to give parallax or range information
G01C 13/00 Surveying specially adapted to open water, e.g. sea, lake, river or canal
G01C 15/00 Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups
G01C 15/02 Means for marking measuring points
G01C 15/04 Permanent marks; Boundary markers
G01C 15/06 Surveyors' staffs; Movable markers
G01C 15/08 Plumbing or registering staffs or markers over ground marks
G01C 15/10 Plumb lines
G01C 15/12 Instruments for setting out fixed angles, e.g. right angles
G01C 15/14 Artificial horizons
G01C 17/00 Compasses; Devices for ascertaining true or magnetic north for navigation or surveying purposes
G01C 17/02 Magnetic compasses
G01C 17/04 Magnetic compasses with north-seeking magnetic elements, e.g. needles
G01C 17/06 Suspending magnetic elements
G01C 17/08 Suspending magnetic elements by flotation
G01C 17/10 Comparing observed direction with north indication
G01C 17/12 Comparing observed direction with north indication by sighting means, e.g. for surveyors' compasses
G01C 17/14 Comparing observed direction with north indication by reference marks, e.g. for ships' compasses
G01C 17/16 Comparing observed direction with north indication by clinometers, e.g. for determining dip or strike of geological strata
G01C 17/18 Supporting or suspending compasses, e.g. by gimbal, by flotation
G01C 17/20 Observing the compass card or needle
G01C 17/22 Observing the compass card or needle by projection
G01C 17/24 Illumination
G01C 17/26 Observing the compass card or needle using electric pick-offs for transmission to final indicator, e.g. photocell
G01C 17/28 Electromagnetic compasses
G01C 17/30 Earth-inductor compasses
G01C 17/32 Electron compasses
G01C 17/34 Sun- or astro-compasses
G01C 17/36 Repeaters for remote indication of readings of a master compass
G01C 17/38 Testing, calibrating, or compensating of compasses
G01C 19/00 Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
G01C 19/02 Rotary gyroscopes
G01C 19/04 Rotary gyroscopes - Details
G01C 19/06 Rotors
G01C 19/08 Rotors electrically driven
G01C 19/10 Power supply
G01C 19/12 Rotors fluid driven
G01C 19/14 Fluid rotors
G01C 19/16 Suspensions; Bearings
G01C 19/18 Suspensions; Bearings providing movement of rotor with respect to its rotational axes
G01C 19/20 Suspensions; Bearings in fluid
G01C 19/22 Suspensions; Bearings torsional
G01C 19/24 Suspensions; Bearings using magnetic or electrostatic fields
G01C 19/26 Caging, i.e. immobilising moving parts, e.g. for transport
G01C 19/28 Pick-offs, i.e. devices for taking off an indication of the displacement of the rotor axis
G01C 19/30 Erection devices, i.e. devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position
G01C 19/32 Indicating or recording means specially adapted for rotary gyroscopes
G01C 19/34 Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes
G01C 19/36 Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes with north-seeking action by magnetic means, e.g. gyromagnetic compasses
G01C 19/38 Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes with north-seeking action by other than magnetic means, e.g. gyrocompasses using earth's rotation
G01C 19/40 Rotary gyroscopes for control by signals from a master compass, i.e. repeater compasses
G01C 19/42 Rotary gyroscopes for integrating rate of turn
G01C 19/44 Rotary gyroscopes for indicating the vertical
G01C 19/46 Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position
G01C 19/48 Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by electrical means
G01C 19/50 Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by mechanical means
G01C 19/52 Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by fluid means
G01C 19/54 Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position with correction for acceleration forces due to movement of instrument
G01C 19/56 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces
G01C 19/58 Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
G01C 19/60 Electronic or nuclear magnetic resonance gyrometers
G01C 19/62 Electronic or nuclear magnetic resonance gyrometers with optical pumping
G01C 19/64 Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
G01C 19/66 Ring laser gyrometers
G01C 19/68 Lock-in prevention
G01C 19/70 Lock-in prevention by mechanical means
G01C 19/72 Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers
G01C 19/567 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode
G01C 19/574 Structural details or topology the devices having two sensing masses in anti-phase motion
G01C 19/5607 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating tuning forks
G01C 19/5614 Signal processing
G01C 19/5621 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating tuning forks the devices involving a micromechanical structure
G01C 19/5628 Manufacturing; Trimming; Mounting; Housings
G01C 19/5635 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating wires or strings
G01C 19/5642 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating bars or beams
G01C 19/5649 Signal processing
G01C 19/5656 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating bars or beams the devices involving a micromechanical structure
G01C 19/5663 Manufacturing; Trimming; Mounting; Housings
G01C 19/5677 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially two-dimensional vibrators, e.g. ring-shaped vibrators
G01C 19/5684 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially two-dimensional vibrators, e.g. ring-shaped vibrators the devices involving a micromechanical structure
G01C 19/5691 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially three-dimensional vibrators, e.g. wine glass-type vibrators
G01C 19/5698 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using acoustic waves, e.g. surface acoustic wave gyros
G01C 19/5705 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using masses driven in reciprocating rotary motion about an axis
G01C 19/5712 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using masses driven in reciprocating rotary motion about an axis the devices involving a micromechanical structure
G01C 19/5719 Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using planar vibrating masses driven in a translation vibration along an axis
G01C 19/5726 Signal processing
G01C 19/5733 Structural details or topology
G01C 19/5747 Structural details or topology the devices having two sensing masses in anti-phase motion each sensing mass being connected to a driving mass, e.g. driving frames
G01C 19/5755 Structural details or topology the devices having a single sensing mass
G01C 19/5762 Structural details or topology the devices having a single sensing mass the sensing mass being connected to a driving mass, e.g. driving frames
G01C 19/5769 Manufacturing; Mounting; Housings
G01C 19/5776 Signal processing not specific to any of the devices covered by groups
G01C 19/5783 Mountings or housings not specific to any of the devices covered by groups
G01C 21/00 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups
G01C 21/02 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by astronomical means
G01C 21/04 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by terrestrial means
G01C 21/06 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by terrestrial means involving correction for drift
G01C 21/08 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by terrestrial means involving use of the magnetic field of the earth
G01C 21/10 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by using measurement of speed or acceleration
G01C 21/12 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by using measurement of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning
G01C 21/14 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by using measurement of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by recording the course traversed by the object
G01C 21/16 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups by using measurement of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation
G01C 21/18 Stabilised platforms, e.g. by gyroscope
G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations
G01C 21/22 Plotting boards
G01C 21/24 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for cosmonautical navigation
G01C 21/26 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for navigation in a road network
G01C 21/28 Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for navigation in a road network with correlation of data from several navigational instruments
G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
G01C 21/32 Structuring or formatting of map data
G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
G01C 22/00 Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers or using pedometers
G01C 22/02 Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers or using pedometers by conversion into electric waveforms and subsequent integration, e.g. using tachometer generator
G01C 23/00 Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
G01C 25/00 Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices referred to in the other groups of this subclass