læges

Läges is a Swedish term used primarily in technical and scientific contexts to denote the state, position, or orientation of an object within a reference frame. The word is derived from läge, meaning position or situation, and appears in compound forms to express aspects of spatial configuration, such as pose or arrangement.

In geodesy, surveying, and cartography, läges refers to the spatial relationship between features and the chosen coordinate system, encompassing coordinates and orientation data. In engineering, robotics, and automation, the term appears in expressions like lägesdata (pose data), lägesbeskrivning (pose description), and lägeskontroll (position and orientation control). In medicine and physiology, läges can indicate body position, where changes in läge can influence imaging results, diagnostics, or treatment planning.

Läges is typically used together with qualifiers to specify the type of position or orientation, such as rotational läge, translational läge, or relative läge between components. The term is common in technical manuals, standards, and research papers in Swedish, where it helps distinguish between different aspects of spatial state (position, orientation, and configuration).

Related terms include läge (singular), lägesfel (pose error), lägesreferens (reference pose), and lägesändring (change of position or orientation). While läges is most often encountered in engineering and scientific disciplines, its broad sense as “state of being in a particular position” is applicable across fields that involve spatial description and control.