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7218384 Surveying system  
A surveying system is provided that comprises a position relation calculating processor and a correspondence obtaining processor. The position relation calculating processor calculates a position...
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...
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...
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...
5532777 Single lens apparatus for three-dimensional imaging having focus-related convergence compensation  
The invention comprises an adapter having a set of four mirrors in two pairs located in front of a camera lens. The outer two mirrors face generally outward along the optical axis of the lens and...
5483336 Self correcting stereoscopic auto-rangefinder  
A stereoscopic rangefinder is disclosed for determining the distance of a target object by measuring the angle of parallax of light scattered by the target. The rangefinder includes two arrays of...
5280332 Method and apparatus for self-correcting, direct sensing coincidence sensor for optical rangefinders  
A device to precisely determine the angle of parallax formed by a target object of interest and first and second entrances (30, 30') for the purpose of rangefinding for example. The device having...
5233382 Range finding device unaffected by environmental conditions  
A range finding device having a lens holder with two tunnels, and two lens plates mounted in front of the tunnels. Two pins are formed on the front surface of the lens holder, the two pins being...
4989827 Distance distribution measuring method and apparatus varying spacing between an image pickup and the optical axis  
A distance distribution measuring method includes the steps of disposing an image pickup on the optic axis of a projection optical system, forming on the image pickup the images of objects existing...
4868591 Photodetector element for optical rangefinders  
A photodetector element for use in a rangefinder of a camera comprises a first photoelectric element having a plurality of light receiving segments parallel to each other and adapted to provide a...
4781454 Optical telemetry system incorporating a collimator  
A telemetry system comprises a video camera of the kind such that, as a result of the substantial magnification provided, it is necessary also to use a collimating video camera. The use of the...
4746790 Method and apparatus for measuring a distance  
There is disclosed a method for measuring the distance to an object, using an apparatus having two optical systems which have optical axes parallel with each other, and detecting means on which...
4717251 Elevation measurement in high order surveying  
A surveying instrument and procedure are provided for the precise determination of elevation differences in the course of a surveying traverse. The instrument comprises an optical wedge 13 situated...
4652119 Range finder  
A range finder wherein the quantization of analog outputs from light receptor elements for converting an optical image into an electrical signal is accomplished by comparing the outputs from at...
4640613 Image data comparison circuit for rangefinders  
In the particular embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, an image data comparison circuit receives digital image signal trains from two light sensor arrays of a rangefinder and compares the...
4465366 Device for the photoelectric determination of the position of at least one focal plane of an image  
Disclosed is a device for the photoelectric determination of the position of a focal plane of an image with an optical correlator. The invention comprises an imaging system, a grating structure...
4441810 Range finder  
A range finder for measuring the distance of an object to be measured by the steps of radiating the spot light to the object, forming an image of the reflected ray of light by image forming means...
4413906 Passive optical rangefinder/sextant having search capability  
Uniquely integrating a search mirror and a deflection mirror with a passive ptical rangefinder and a remote sextant, enhances the operation of both devices. The improved rangefinder/sextant...
4408288 Distance measuring arrangement  
A distance measuring arrangement for use, for example, in a camera and the like equipped with an automatic focus control system which includes an illuminance intensity detecting portion for...
4391513 Range finding optical mechanism  
A device wherein object images are formed on photoelectric converter means arranged in the form of a row by a pair of imaging optical systems fixedly disposed with a base line length therebetween...
4341447 Infrared camera ranging system  
A passive infra-red ranging system for a photographic camera or the like includes two infra-red responsive sensors spaced apart a predetermined distance from one another on the camera body. Each...
4304474 Arrangement for focusing the image of an object onto an image plane  
The invention relates to an arrangement for automatically focusing the image of an object, obtained by an objective lens system, onto an image plane by adjustment of the distance of the objective...
4290693 Arrangement for measuring the range or speed of an object  
The invention relates to an arrangement for measuring the range or speed of an object, in which two optical devices are offset from one another transversely to the direction of the object to...
4257705 Device for focus detection or distance detection  
This invention relates to a device for focus detection or distance detection in which one or more images of a target formed by an optical system are received by photoelectric light receiving means...
4240727 Focussing system  
A first photodetector arrangement comprises three adjoining photodetectors, and a second comprises six. First and second optics, and the two photodetector arrangements, are located immovable on the...
4189232 Range detecting method and apparatus  
A range detecting method and apparatus of a construction, in which first and second images of an object to be formed by a range finding optical system with a relative positional parallax...
4175365 Method and apparatus for measuring distances  
A method and apparatus for the automatic evaluation of stereoscopic images by the determination of the maximum degree of correlation of identical images of an object reproduced by two objectives,...
4173402 Optoelectronic sensing apparatus  
First and second optical systems each comprise identical converging lenses which focus light images of an object onto identical photosensor arrays, the lenses being parallel. First and second...
4162124 Passive optical rangefinder-sextant  
A passive opto-electric rangefinder with remotely controllable index mirr independently rotatable about normal axes, each axis perpendicular to the line-of-sight.
4125847 Rangefinding mechanism  
A rangefinder mechanism is shown in which the scanning mirror has been reced with a movable scanning optic. The automatic rangefinder system includes a pair of optical paths one a reference path...
4103152 Distance determining and automatic focusing apparatus with false peak discrimination  
A camera lens forms an image of an object on an image plane. First and second mirrors produce respective first and second detection images of the object on respective first and second arrays of...
4091275 Automatic focus system with oscillation inhibit circuit  
An automatic continuous focus system includes means for inhibiting movement of the primary lens unless each focus control signal within a predetermined time requires position correction in the same...
4059758 Autofocus system  
An automatic single focus system of the spatial image correlation type uses two scans to position the primary lens. During a first scan, the amplitude of the major extremum in the correlation...
4059757 Focus system for movie cameras  
An automatic continuous focus system of the spatial image correlation type uses a dual scan technique.
4059756 Focus control system with dual scan  
An automatic focus system of the spatial image correlation type uses a dual scan technique. During a first scan, the amplitude of the major extremum in the correlation signal is stored. During the...
4037958 Apparatus for determining photoelectrically the position of at least one focusing plane of an image  
Apparatus for the photoelectrical determination of the position of at least one focusing plane of an image comprising an imaging optics, at least one spatial frequency filter in the form of a...
4020496 Support for components of an automatic focusing system  
A support for a camera automatic focusing system has two identical plates that form top and bottom covers of the support. The top plate has a plurality of spaced openings that are in alignment with...
4004852 Integrated automatic ranging device for optical instruments  
An automatic ranging device for optical instruments focuses two images of at least a portion of the field of view of the instrument on an array of photosensitive cells. The electronic output of the...
3945023 Auto-focus camera with solid state range finder  
An auto-focus camera includes a range finder device having no moving parts. First and second stationary lens devices receive radiation from an object along two spatially separate paths. First and...
3838275 DETECTING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHEN IMAGE IS IN FOCUS  
A focus detecting system includes first and second lens devices for forming first and second auxiliary images of an object on first and second detector devices, respectively. Each detector device...
3684374 FOCUS DETECTOR  
Correspondingly located portions of images projected on separate planes are compared for coincidence by correspondingly located photosensitive elements on each of the planes. The photosensitive...
3663105 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RANGE UTILIZING SUPERIMPOSITION OR ALIGNMENT OF IMAGES  
There is provided an apparatus and method for automatically reading out the range as determined by dual image optical range finders. Such dual image optical range finders produce a pair of...
3533697 WAVE HEIGHT MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS  
3529528 PHOTOELECTRIC PRECISION CAMERA RANGE FINDER WITH OPTICAL VERIFICATION  
3519349 IMAGE CORRELATION DEVICE  
3516742 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSSING AN OPTICAL DEVICE ON AN OBJECT DISTANT THEREFROM  
3499711 PASSIVE-AUTOMATIC RANGE FINDER  
3396626 Automatic range finder  
3395605 Telemeter  
3002093 Infrared navigation system  
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