Dr. Kendrick graduated from the East Carolina University Brody School Medicine in 1997. He works in Greenville, NC and 1 other location and specializes in Nephrology. Dr. Kendrick is affiliated with Vidant Medical Center and Washington County Hospital.
Dr. Kendrick graduated from the Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1983. He works in Miami, FL and specializes in Pediatrics. Dr. Kendrick is affiliated with Jackson North Medical Center and Memorial Regional Hospital.
Dr. Kendrick graduated from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine at Little Rock in 1978. He works in Springdale, AR and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Kendrick is affiliated with Northwest Medical Center and Washington Regional Medical Center.
Us Patents
Method And Apparatus For Obtaining Coordinates Describing Three-Dimensional Objects Of Complex And Unique Geometry Using A Sampling Probe
William Schroeder - Wayland MA William K. Kendrick - Jamaica Plain MA Bruce Nappi - Reading MA
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
G06F 1542
US Classification:
36441328
Abstract:
A data processing system and method obtains a three dimensional representation of an object with complex and unique geometry, using a sampling probe having a tip for tracing the surface of the object. Electrical signals are received which are indicative of the position of the tip of the probe. An origin is determined with reference to the object. A plurality of distances, each distance corresponding to a given direction from the origin, is stored in a device addressable by the given direction to store and to retrieve a corresponding distance. The direction and distance of the probe tip with reference to the origin in response to a received signal. The determined distance is compared to any stored distance corresponding to the determined direction. The determined distance is stored when it is less than any stored distance. The probe tip position may be displayed as a projection on a reference surface which surrounds the origin.