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7386226 Stereo camera system and stereo optical module  
This stereo camera system is constituted of a stereo optical module which acquires a stereo image, a central control unit which evaluates an object as a target based on the stereo image acquired by...
7333182 Range finder and method of reducing signal noise therefrom  
A range finder includes an optical sensor circuit including optical sensors and an integrator circuit disposed for the optical sensors. It further includes selection switches (MOSFETs), which...
7208720 Intrusion detection system  
An intrusion detection system comprises a pair of optical lenses arranged a predetermined distance apart and having overlapping fields of view within an area to be monitored to form a common field...
7164856 Distance measurement and photometry sensor device  
In a distance measurement and photometry sensor device in which sensors are arranged on the same plane to be formed in the form of a semiconductor chip, a photometry sensor is arranged such that...
7154589 Rangefinder apparatus  
In a rangefinder, if sensor data initially received by a sensor data storage part from an A/D converter includes data with low contrast, the sensor data storage part receives the sensor data at...
7098998 Depth measuring method and depth measuring apparatus  
Where a point corresponding to a point of interest P 1 is not detected and a depth value thereof is not known and where points corresponding to surrounding points Pi and Pj are detected and depth...
7054550 Rangefinder apparatus  
A rangefinder apparatus includes an effective minimum value certifying unit for comparing a minimum value, exhibiting the smallest value in correlation values calculated for the each rangefinding...
7020391 Sensor device  
A camera is disclosed which is provided with a sensor device that includes: a substrate having formed thereon which first and second line sensors that are arranged a fixed baseline length apart...
6930297 Image sensing device and distance measuring device using the image sensing device  
A first and a second sensor array 21 and 22 arranged at the approximate image forming plane of a pair of optical systems, and a third sensor array 23 arranged at a spacing h from the first...
6853738 Optical object recognition system  
An object recognition system comprises a memory for storing a plurality of distance ranges with different distance labels associated with respective distance ranges. The controller converts...
6781705 Distance determination  
The invention relates to a method for the determination of the object distance between an opto-electronic sensor working according to the principle of triangulation and an object, wherein the...
6768540 Phase difference detection method, phase difference detection apparatus, range finding apparatus and imaging apparatus  
A phase difference detection apparatus for detecting a phase difference between images formed on a pair of optical sensor arrays in which the possibility of unproductive compensation is reduced by...
6755817 Device for medical treatment of the eye using laser illumination  
A device for the medical treatment of the eye with laser radiation uses auxiliary radiation for determining the eye position. With the aid of the auxiliary radiation, pictures are taken by means of...
6721498 Distance measuring apparatus and camera comprising the apparatus  
A distance measuring apparatus detects the shortest distance measurement value corresponding to the shortest distance among multiple distance measurements, and selects distance measurement values...
6700651 Ranging device  
A distance/defocus device has a plurality of areas in an observing frame, and time sequentially determines the distance to an object or an amount of defocus for each area by performing a...
6697146 Range finder for finding range by image realization  
A range-finder, capable of finding a range by image realization, having two distantly arranged imaging devices. The first pattern having a predetermined size and the first positional information is...
6690451 Locating object using stereo vision  
One embodiment of the invention determines position of an object with respect to an original location. A first relative position of the first object with respect to a second object in a first scene...
6642998 Measuring device  
There is provided a measuring device whose measuring accuracy is prevented from lowering when a plurality of lenses for guiding light rays to each of a plurality of photoelectric converters are...
6614509 Distance measuring apparatus  
This distance measuring apparatus projects a first distance measurement light ray from an IRED and projects a second distance measurement light ray having an intensity higher than that of the IRED...
6501537 Range finding  
A method and apparatus for determining the range of an object. A first image of at least a portion of the object viewed from a first position is generated. A second image of the portion viewed from...
6433859 Distance measuring apparatus and distance measuring method  
A distance measuring apparatus has a sensor, a monitor region selection portion, a distance measuring portion, and a detection portion. The sensor photoelectrically converts the subject image to...
6404484 Method for examining distance data and device thereof  
In a method of examining the reliability of distance data calculated based on stereoscopic images, a pair of photographed images is obtained by taking pictures of a test chart 21 carrying a...
6344893 Super-resolving imaging system  
A super-resolving imaging apparatus employs diffractive optical elements placed on the imaging lens. This element, and the use of a modified Scheimpflug arrangement allow the conversion of degrees...
6337736 Thermal deformation compensating range finder  
The range finder measures the distance to the object based on the principle of triangulation, and includes a pair of lenses; a lens supporting frame; a CCD supporting plate; CCD packages supported...
6324489 Aircraft identification and docking guidance systems  
A laser range finder (LRF) is used to identify an aircraft approaching a gate. The LRF is directed at the aircraft, and from the echoes, a profile is derived and compared to known profiles. To...
6288774 Distance measuring device  
A distance measuring device using markers and capable of accurately measuring distance irrespective of the distance to an object. An optical system converges light from markers affixed to an object...
6160613 Charging condition control in distance measuring mechanism  
In a distance measuring apparatus which performs a distance measuring operation in an active mode and in a passive mode, time serially, on a basis of charging conditions determined for performing...
6128445 Distance detector  
A distance detector has an optical system, a distance sensor, and a distance calculating circuit. The optical system forms an image of a subject. The distance sensor has at least three line sensors...
6072564 Optical module and apparatus having the same  
In a module which consists of optical systems and sensors, a pair of first line sensors are arranged vertically to a pair of second line sensors, and each of the line sensors is provided with a...
6067147 Distance-measuring apparatus  
A distance-measuring apparatus is formed of a photographic device formed of a pair of image-forming lenses and photosensor arrays for taking images of an object through the image-forming lenses,...
6052175 Method for measuring a distance  
In a method of measuring a distance, an evaluation function indicating a degree of coincidence of a pair of image data projected onto a pair of sensor arrays through a pair of focusing lenses is...
6047136 Distance meter and an apparatus having a distance meter  
An apparatus includes a detecting device provided with a first sensor having an arrayed pixels and a second sensor having an arrayed pixels, a selector for selecting predetermined pixels within the...
6046795 Distance measuring instrument  
A measuring instrument is formed of an image pickup device having a pair of image-forming lenses and photosensor arrays; and an arithmetic device using two images of a measured object photographed...
6023665 Aircraft identification and docking guidance systems  
6021209 Distance detection method using images  
In a distance detection method, a pair of image data representing a pattern of images is obtained by using a pair of image sensors for receiving optical images. Then, a detection target extracted...
5959724 Distance measuring apparatus  
A distance measuring apparatus of the invention includes an arithmetic operation device which uses the degree of shift detected when the distance to a reference object is measured and a known...
5920382 Distance-measuring apparatus  
A distance-measuring apparatus includes light-sensitive devices formed of optical sensor arrays disposed on image-forming surfaces of right and left image-forming lenses, respectively. The...
5915033 Method for correcting detected distance values  
A method of the invention corrects a detection error, caused by an assembly error, in a distance or a distance-related index detected from an image captured in the visual field of an image...
5870178 Distance measuring apparatus  
Disclosed is a distance measuring apparatus for measuring the distance to an object on the basis of reflected light obtained as a result of projecting light onto an object, in which different...
5760896 Distance measuring device  
To accurately and easily measure distance even when a photographic subject image has contrast portions inclined at various angles, a shift quantity, between a pair of left and right photographic...
5760884 Distance measuring apparatus capable of measuring a distance depending on moving status of a moving object  
A distance measuring apparatus of an apparatus having a moving mechanism includes: a speed detector; and a mechanism responsive to a moving speed signal supplied from the speed detector which...
RE35816 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional non-contact shape sensing  
This method and apparatus optically samples numerous points on the surface of an object to remotely sense its shape utilizing two stages. The first stage employs a moveable non-contact scanner,...
5751409 Multi-point distance measuring apparatus  
An optical apparatus for performing multi-point distance measurement by measuring the distance to an object using a triangulation method and light received from the object, includes first and...
5715043 Range finder with compensation of rotation about Z-axis  
A range finder having: first and second lenses for focussing an image of a subject via spatially different optical paths; first and second photosensor arrays disposed generally parallel and each...
5633705 Obstacle detecting system for a motor vehicle  
An obstacle detecting system for a motor vehicle which is capable of detecting not only the distance to an obstacle(s) existing in front of the motor vehicle and the width thereof, but also its...
5568249 Phase difference detection type rangefinder and method of measuring subject distance  
A phase difference detection type rangefinder is provided which calculates a distance value of each subject of two or more subjects at different distances. The rangefinder has a correlation...
5565954 Range finder for passive-type autofocusing device  
Here is disclosed a range finder utilizing a line sensor of charge accumulation type, wherein photosensitive monitoring means is provided to monitor luminance of a scene to be photographed, an...
5543910 Passive submarine range finding device and method  
A range finding device and method for determining the distance between a merged submarine and a target above the surface having a first and second periscopes mounted on a submarine with a known...
5432594 Optical distance measurement device using image sensors for determining distance to symmetric objects  
An optical distance measurement device for determining the distance to a object 5 exhibiting a bilateral symmetry, such as an automobile, includes two optical systems whose optical axes are...
5386285 Obstacle detecting device for a vehicle  
An obstacle detecting device for a vehicle comprises a pair of image sensors for taking an image of an object surrounding a vehicle, a display image plane for displaying an image data taken by said...
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