positioning device

  • 1Positioning goniometer — A positioning goniometer or goniometric stage is a device used to rotate an object precisely (within a small angular range) about a fixed axis in space. Its appearance is similar to a that of a linear stage. However, rather than moving linearly… …

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  • 2Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …

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  • 3GPS navigation device — Bicycle navigation with Gosmore, an open source routing software, on a personal navigation assistant with free map data from OpenStreetMap. A GPS navigation device is any device that receives Global Positioning System (GPS) signals for the… …

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  • 4Hybrid positioning system — Hybrid positioning systems are systems for finding the location of a mobile device using several different positioning technologies. Usually GPS (Global Positioning System) is one major component of such systems, combined with for instance cell… …

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  • 5HANS device — The HANS device (Head And Neck Support device) is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports. It reduces the chances of head and/or neck injuries, such as a basilar skull fracture, in the event of a crash. DescriptionPrimarily made of… …

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  • 6Probe positioning system — A probe positioning system is a tool for the positioning of a (hand held) measuring device, such as an ultrasound transducer in a fixed, predetermined place to the object, such as a patient. The operation of these systems varies from completely… …

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  • 7Storage Module Device — (SMD) was a family of storage devices (hard disk drives) first shipped by Control Data Corporation in December 1973 as the CDC 9760 40 MB (unformatted) storage module disk driveControl Data Corporation Newsletter, Summer 1977 Edition, p. 6] . The …

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  • 8Rack (torture device) — The rack is a torture device that consists of an oblong rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a… …

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  • 9Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… …

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  • 10Global Positioning System-based game — A Global Positioning System based game is a game played in conjunction with a Global Positioning System device (GPS). The GPS is used to verify or coordinate coordinates on the globe.*Geocaching *Pac Manhattan *GPS GolfExternal links… …

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