Microscope Device With Position Sensing
The present invention relates to a microscope device ( 15 ) having a stand ( 5 ) carrying a microscope ( 1 ), and having at least one detector ( 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 ) for determining the three-dimensional position of the microscope, at least one acceleration sensor ( 24 ) being provided on the microscope ( 5 ). This permits a drastic reduction in the sensors required. In addition, reliable position sensing can be accomplished irrespective of soiling.
1 . A microscope device comprising:
a stand;
a microscope carried by the stand; and
at least one acceleration sensor mounted on the microscope for determining a three-dimensional position of the microscope.
2 . The microscope device according to claim 1 , wherein exactly one acceleration sensor is mounted on the microscope.
3 . The microscope device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one other acceleration sensor mounted on the stand.
4 . The microscope device according to claim 1 , wherein the microscope is mounted on the stand and is freely movable by hand.
5 . The microscope device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control unit which receives and processes data sensed by the at least one acceleration sensor.
6 . The microscope device according to claim 5 , further comprising an evaluation unit which receives processed data from the control unit and determines a three-dimensional position of the microscope.
7 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , further comprising a display associated with the evaluation unit, wherein the three-dimensional position of the microscope is displayed by the display.
8 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , wherein the evaluation unit determines at least three position parameters.
9 . The microscope device according to claim 8 , wherein the evaluation unit determines six position parameters.
10 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , wherein the evaluation unit determines the position of the microscope with reference to a fixed spatial point.
11 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , wherein the evaluation unit determines the position of the microscope with reference to a fixed spatial point, and the position is displayed relative to the fixed spatial point.
12 . The microscope device according to claim 10 , wherein the stand is a ceiling mount and the fixed spatial point is located in a suspension region of the ceiling mount.
13 . The microscope device according to claim 10 , wherein the stand is a floor stand and the fixed spatial point is located in a region of a specimen to be examined using the microscope.
14 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , wherein the evaluation unit includes a navigation system.
15 . The microscope device according to claim 6 , further comprising a data superimposing unit connected to the evaluation unit, wherein the data superimposing unit displays correlated data into the microscope image.