3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device and method for using the same

1. A 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device, comprising:

a first electromagnetic radiation source for generating first electromagnetic radiations, wherein the first electromagnetic radiation source is a point source;

a second electromagnetic radiation source for generating second electromagnetic radiations, wherein the second electromagnetic radiation source is a point source;

a first sensing module having a plurality of first sensing elements for receiving different radiation energies generated by the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations from different spatial angles, the first sensing module including a first base that has a plurality of surfaces on different planes, and the first sensing elements being disposed on the surfaces of the first base;

a second sensing module having a plurality of second sensing elements for receiving different radiation energies generated by the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations from different spatial angles, the second sensing module including a second base that has a plurality of surfaces on different planes, and the second sensing elements being disposed on the surfaces of the second base;

wherein, the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements respectively receive different radiation energies from different spatial direction angles generated by the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements, so that the values of a first spatial direction angle and a second spatial direction angle of the first electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module are obtained according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module; a first spatial coordinate position of the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module is obtained according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction angle of the first electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module; the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the first electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

wherein, the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements respectively receive different radiation energies from different spatial direction angles generated by the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements, so that the values of a first spatial direction angle and a second spatial direction angle of the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module are obtained according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module; a second spatial coordinate position of the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module is obtained according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction angle of the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module; the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the second electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

wherein, a line extended from the first spatial coordinate position to the second spatial coordinate position generate a linear vector in space, and rotation information of the linear vector in space is obtained according to the vector variation of the linear vector in space.

2. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source emit visible light or invisible light.

3. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the normal vector of one of the first sensing elements is parallel to a reference axis of a spatial coordinate, and the normal vectors of the other first sensing elements each are relative to the reference axis in order to generate corresponding included angles.

4. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the normal vector of one of the second sensing elements is parallel to a reference axis of a spatial coordinate, and the normal vectors of the other second sensing elements each are relative to the reference axis in order to generate corresponding included angles.

5. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a reflective board for reflecting the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations onto the first sensing module and the second sensing module.

6. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electromagnetic radiations has first modulation signals, the second electromagnetic radiations have second modulation signals, and the first modulation signals and the second modulation signals are amplitude modulation, frequency modulation or phase modulation.

7. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wavelength of the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations are the same or are not the same.

8. The 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements are disposed on the same plane in space.

9. A method for using a 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device, comprising:

(a) providing a first electromagnetic radiation source for generating first electromagnetic radiations, a second electromagnetic radiation source for generating second electromagnetic radiations, a first sensing module having a plurality of first sensing elements, and a second sensing module having a plurality of second sensing elements, wherein the first and the electromagnetic radiation sources are point sources, wherein the first sensing module includes a first base that has a plurality of surfaces on different planes and the first sensing elements are disposed on the surfaces of the first base, and wherein the second sensing module includes a second base that has a plurality of surfaces on different planes and the second sensing elements are disposed on the surfaces of the second base;

(b) using the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements for receiving different radiation energies generated by the first electromagnetic radiations from the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiations from the second electromagnetic radiation source from different spatial angles;

(c) obtaining the values of two first spatial direction angles of the first electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(d) obtaining the values of two second spatial direction angles of the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(e) obtaining a first spatial coordinate position of the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction of the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module, wherein the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the first electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(f) obtaining a second spatial coordinate position of the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction of the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module, wherein the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the second electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module; and

(g) generating a linear vector in space by a line extended from the first spatial coordinate position to the second spatial coordinate position, and obtaining rotation information of the linear vector in space according to the vector variation of the linear vector in space.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source emit visible light or invisible light.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the steps of (b) and (c) further comprises providing a reflective board for reflecting the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations onto the first sensing module and the second sensing module.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first electromagnetic radiations has first modulation signals, the second electromagnetic radiations have second modulation signals, and the first modulation signals and the second modulation signals are amplitude modulation, frequency modulation or phase modulation.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the wavelength of the first electromagnetic radiations and the second electromagnetic radiations are the same or are not the same.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements are disposed on the same plane in space.

15. A method for using a 3D multi-degree of freedom detecting device, comprising:

(a) providing a first electromagnetic radiation source for generating first electromagnetic radiations, a second electromagnetic radiation source for generating second electromagnetic radiations, a first sensing module having a plurality of first sensing elements, and a second sensing module having a plurality of second sensing elements, wherein the first and the electromagnetic radiation sources are point sources;

(b) using the first sensing elements and the second sensing elements for receiving different radiation energies generated by the first electromagnetic radiations from the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiations from the second electromagnetic radiation source from different spatial angles;

(c) obtaining the values of two first spatial direction angles of the first electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(d) obtaining the values of two second spatial direction angles of the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the magnitude relationship of the radiation energies received by the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(e) obtaining a first spatial coordinate position of the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction of the first electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module, wherein the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the first electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module;

(f) obtaining a second spatial coordinate position of the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module according to the matrix operation of a first spatial distance, a second spatial distance, and the first spatial direction angle and the second spatial direction of the second electromagnetic radiation source relative to the first sensing module and the second sensing module, wherein the first spatial distance and the second spatial distance are respectively from the second electromagnetic radiation source to the first sensing module and the second sensing module; and

(g) generating a linear vector in space by a line extended from the first spatial coordinate position to the second spatial coordinate position, and obtaining rotation information of the linear vector in space according to the vector variation of the linear vector in space,

wherein steps (b) to (d) further comprises comprise:

building two first projection transformation matrixes by the first sensing module respectively relative to the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source, wherein one of the normal vector of the first sensing element is parallel to a reference axis of a spatial coordinate, and normal vectors of the other first sensing elements each are relative to the reference axis in order to generate corresponding included angles;

building two second projection transformation matrixes by the second sensing module respectively relative to the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source, wherein one of the normal vector of the second sensing element is parallel to a reference axis of a spatial coordinate, and the normal vectors of the other second sensing elements each are relative to the reference axis in order to generate corresponding included angles;

selecting the radiation energies that are received by one part of the first sensing elements and are higher than the radiation energies received by the other first sensing elements;

selecting the radiation energies that are received by one part of the second sensing elements and are higher than the radiation energies received by the other second sensing elements;

obtaining the value of two first spatial direction angles of the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the first sensing module according to the matrix operation of the radiation energies received by the one part of the first sensing elements and the two first projection transformation matrixes built by the first sensing module relative to the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source; and

obtaining the value of two second spatial direction angles of the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source respectively relative to the second sensing module according to the matrix operation of the radiation energies received by the one part of the second sensing elements and the two second projection transformation matrixes built by the second sensing module relative to the first electromagnetic radiation source and the second electromagnetic radiation source.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the number of the one part of the first sensing elements is at least three, and the number of the one part of the second sensing elements is at least three.