{HEAD ~ The distance} between the position of the shadow and {TAIL ~ a reference position} in the two dimensional image is monitored, and this distance is used to derive information relating to the relative positions of the first object and the second object  
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{ HEAD ~ The distance } between the position of the shadow and { TAIL ~ a reference position } in the two dimensional image is monitored , and this distance is used to derive information relating to the relative positions of the first object and the second object
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