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7327440 Distance measuring device  
A distance measuring device is disclosed which can measure the distance to an object located within a known range. The device uses beam splitters and lenses to focus and direct energy reflected...
7034950 Laser grid for measuring distance  
The laser grid ( 1 ) permits a single-sided installation in order to record a person or object in the monitoring area. The grid operates using punctiform sensor units ( 3 ), each including at least...
7022966 System and method of light spot position and color detection  
A position and color detection sensor (for detecting a position of a light spot in a light distribution that can include stray light components, e.g. from other lasers, ambient lighting etc.)...
6806968 Apparatus and method for measuring a workpiece  
The invention is directed to an apparatus for measuring a workpiece and includes a coordinate measuring apparatus or a machine tool. The invention further relates to a method for measuring the...
6522394 Rangefinder device and camera  
A rangefinder device and a camera are provided, which, in measuring a distance by the active method, are capable of properly measuring the distance even if the object to be measured is located at a...
6522393 Distance measuring device  
A distance measuring device includes a light emitting system that emits light toward an object that is subject to a distance measurement. A light receiving system is provided to receive optical...
6492652 Opto-electronic distance sensor and method for the opto-electronic distance measurement  
The opto-electronic sensor ( 1 ) for the measurement of the distance (d) to an object ( 9 ), resp., for the identification of an object ( 9 ) within a monitoring zone ( 90 ) is based on...
6433857 Optical traingulation displacement sensor using a diffraction grating  
Disclosed herewith is an optical triangulation displacement sensor using a diffraction grating. The optical triangulation displacement sensor includes a light source element, a condenser, a...
6359680 Three-dimensional object measurement process and device  
A three-dimensional object measurement process and device are disclosed by means of optical image capture, projection of patterns and triangulation calculations. The pattern projection unit and the...
6353478 Digital range sensor system  
A digital range sensor comprises a light source, an optical element to focus the light from the source down to a small spot on a target, a second optical element that is mounted obliquely from the...
6317200 Positional measurement with normalized signal processing  
A measurement apparatus (10, 110) and methods to perform positional types of measurement with normalization respective to either or both of light beam (16, 116) intensity and measurement target...
6133988 Device for the measurement of distances or of the angle of incidence of a light beam  
The device for the measurement of distances and of the angle of incidence of a light beam comprises an optical emitting system in order to project the light beam onto the object to be measured, and...
5995681 Adjustment of sensor geometry model parameters using digital imagery co-registration process to reduce errors in digital imagery geolocation data  
A digital image processing system reduces errors in the parameters of a sensor geometry model, through which points in a captured digital image are geolocated to the surface of the earth by means...
5963309 Distance measuring system  
A distance measuring system of the active type wherein a distance ranging from a short distance to a great distance can be measured with a high degree of accuracy in accordance with a ratio between...
5905567 Method and apparatus for optimizing sub-pixel resolution in a triangulation based distance measuring device  
An apparatus for optimizing sub-pixel resolution in a triangulation based target distance measuring device at a desired stand-off distance has a laser light source projecting a light beam along a...
5828057 Method and arrangement for target seeking  
The invention relates to a method and arrangement for target seeking, where a rotatable instrument emits an electromagnetic radiation and automatically searches for a target reflector by detecting...
5808726 Distance measurement apparatus  
This invention has as its object to provide a distance measurement apparatus which can relatively easily control the clock generation timing and can prevent dark currents generated by accumulation...
5756987 Photoelectric displacement detector having movable detecting elements  
An improved photoelectric displacement detector is disclosed which includes (a) a light receiving part (1) having a pair of solar battery panels (1b, 1c) vertically arranged adjacent to each other,...
5754280 Two-dimensional rangefinding sensor  
A two-dimensional rangefinding sensor of the present invention consisting of an illuminating device for projecting light beams, which undergoes luminance modulation at a predetermined frequency for...
5751406 Range finding apparatus  
A range finding apparatus includes; M photoprojectors (M: greater than one) provided in one-to-one correspondence with M range-finding axes radially extending within a virtual plane for forwardly...
5729339 Swing angle measuring apparatus for swing free operation of crane  
A swing angle measuring apparatus generates feedback signals for closed loop regulation of a load swinging motion in operation of a crane. The swing angle measuring apparatus measures...
5719663 Range finder apparatus  
An active type range finder apparatus comprises a light projecting element having a base, a lead frame disposed on the base, at least one light emitting member disposed on the lead frame for...
5677760 Rangefinding device for use in a camera  
A rangefinding device for use in a camera comprising a projection section for projecting a light beam emitted by a light source through a projection lens to an object, a light pickup section...
5640005 Active trigonometrical distance measuring apparatus with delay circuits  
An inexpensive and easily adjustable distance measuring apparatus judges whether an object is located at a far distance or at a near distance relative to a certain set distance. The distance...
5606409 Laser ranging system calibration device  
A calibration device for a laser ranging system includes an interferometer assembly and a beam path magnifier assembly which is optically coupled to the interferometer assembly to receive a...
5534991 Active distance measuring apparatus  
An active type distance measuring apparatus is provided with sensors for a plurality of distance measuring fields, and, in performing multi-point distance measuring, obtains distance information in...
5457525 Distance measuring device having light receiving areas of different sizes  
A distance measuring device is arranged to emit spot-shaped light toward a subject and receive light reflected from the subject by means of a light receiving sensor having a plurality of light...
5354983 Object detector utilizing a threshold detection distance and suppression means for detecting the presence of a motor vehicle  
A method and apparatus are disclosed which allow for the detection of an object (14) by the generation of a radiated beam (18) and a subsequent reflection by the object (14) of a portion (20)...
5323222 Distance-measuring device for use with camera  
A distance measuring device contains a light-projecting section for projecting luminous flux onto a subject. A light-receiving section is placed the base length away from the light-projecting...
5294802 Digitally active distance measurement apparatus for camera or the like  
In the first aspect, light reflected by an object upon projection of a beam on the object is received by a light-receiving section. A photocurrent corresponding to the irradiated position is...
5245398 Time-multiplexed multi-zone rangefinder  
A low cost, reflectivity insensitive rangefinder for performing time-multiplexed multi-zone auto-ranging comprises a light projecting means energizable for projecting a beam of light to illuminate...
5138358 Autofocusing apparatus utilizing intermittent light projection  
An autofocus apparatus for use with a light projection device which projects light to an object, and a storage sensor which alternately receives light reflected from the object when the light is...
5113080 Non-linear displacement sensor based on optical triangulation principle  
An optical displacement measuring apparatus utilizing triangulation, includes a laser for projecting a laser light beam with a first optical axis onto a surface of an object whose displacement is...
5056922 Method and apparatus for monitoring the surface profile of a moving workpiece  
An optical inspecting apparatus and the method thereof, including a series of optical units for rapidly acquiring the three-dimensional surface profile of a moving object. Each optical unit...
4979815 Laser range imaging system based on projective geometry  
A range imaging system, and a method for calibrating such a system are based on the principles of projective geometry. The system comprises four subsystems: (1) a laser and a cylindrical lens or...
4976537 Distance measuring device with plural differing reference voltages  
A distance measuring device is provided with a plurality of comparators which are respectively connected to a plurality of light receiving elements for receiving light reflected from a subject. The...
4963017 Variable depth range camera  
A variable depth triangulation ranging system is reconfigurable in real time in the sense that any two of the three performance measures, standoff distance, depth of field, and range resolution at...
4952911 Scanning intrusion detection device  
A scanning intrusion detection device is capable of monitoring a large volume of either interior or exterior space from a single relatively inexpensive unit. This intrusion detection device...
4947202 Distance measuring apparatus of a camera  
A distance measuring apparatus of a camera is capable of performing passive and active distance measurements. A pair of light-receiving optical systems for forming images of an object in focus on...
4943157 Fiber optic triangulation gage  
Methods and apparatus for determining the curvature of a surface by use of multiple discrete triangulation sensors are described. Robustness in the face of an extreme manufacturing environment is...
4921345 Spatial filter type speed measuring apparatus  
Light equipment is provided for irradiating the measuring object and forming light spot on it through the collimate lens. Reflected light from the measuring object is incident to the spatial filter...
4893025 Distributed proximity sensor system having embedded light emitters and detectors  
A distributed proximity sensor system is provided with multiple photosensitive devices and light emitters embedded on the surface of a robot hand or other moving member in a geometric pattern. By...
4875777 Off-axis high accuracy structured light profiler  
An optical structured light profiler for evaluating the surface shape of a workpiece along a particular cross section of interest. The profiler includes an illumination optical system which...
4868593 Light projector for a distance measuring device  
A light projector for a distance measuring device comprises a lens barrel holding projecting lenses and a lamp housing rotatably engaged with the lens barrel. The lamp housing containing a flash...
4865435 Optical system for rangefinding devices  
An optical lens system for a rangefinding device consists of from the object end a first lens with a convex surface directed to the other end and a second meniscus lens with a convex surface...
4830485 Coded aperture light detector for three dimensional camera  
High speed readout is achieved in a triangulation ranger by a coded aperture light detector which provides a direct digital representation of a range or height position. A light spot reflected from...
4814810 Active-type auto-focusing mechanism  
An active-type autofocusing mechanism includes a light projector for projecting a light beam from a light source toward an object. A photo detector arrangement includes separate position-sensitive...
4796998 Method for mobile survey of road surface  
A road surface illuminated by sunlight is scanned with a laser beam at right angles to the direction of travel, the intensity of the laser beam being intensity modulated with a predetermined...
4775235 Optical spot scanning system for use in three-dimensional object inspection  
An optical spot scanning system for use in three dimensional measurement and inspection of an object surface wherein a deflector means is placed in the path of the projection axis of the spot...
4768053 Distance measuring apparatus  
A distance measuring apparatus of the present invention converges the reflected light on objects through a converging lens and detects the light by a multi-divisional photodiode. The...
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