CA2203278C - Laser range finder - Google Patents
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- CA2203278C CA2203278C CA002203278A CA2203278A CA2203278C CA 2203278 C CA2203278 C CA 2203278C CA 002203278 A CA002203278 A CA 002203278A CA 2203278 A CA2203278 A CA 2203278A CA 2203278 C CA2203278 C CA 2203278C
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C3/00—Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
- Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/375,810 | 1995-01-19 | ||
| US08/375,945 | 1995-01-19 | ||
| US08/375,810 US5612779A (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1995-01-19 | Automatic noise threshold determining circuit and method for a laser range finder |
| US08/375,945 US5652651A (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1995-01-19 | Laser range finder having selectable target acquisition characteristics and range measuring precision |
| US08/375,941 | 1995-01-19 | ||
| US08/375,941 US5574552A (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1995-01-19 | Self-calibrating precision timing circuit and method for a laser range finder |
| PCT/US1995/015438 WO1996022509A1 (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1995-11-29 | Laser range finder |
Publications (2)
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| CA2203278A1 CA2203278A1 (en) | 1996-07-25 |
| CA2203278C true CA2203278C (en) | 2006-09-05 |
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| CA002203278A Expired - Lifetime CA2203278C (en) | 1995-01-19 | 1995-11-29 | Laser range finder |
Country Status (6)
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| EP (1) | EP0804714A4 (de) |
| JP (1) | JPH10512954A (de) |
| KR (1) | KR100278806B1 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU690003B2 (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2203278C (de) |
| WO (1) | WO1996022509A1 (de) |
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| US5790244A (en) * | 1996-08-23 | 1998-08-04 | Laser Technology, Inc. | Pre-biasing technique for a transistor based avalanche circuit in a laser based distance measurement and ranging instrument |
| DE10232878B4 (de) * | 2002-07-19 | 2012-02-23 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Distanzmessung |
| WO2004015374A1 (en) | 2002-08-09 | 2004-02-19 | Surveylab Group Limited | Mobile instrument, viewing device, and methods of processing and storing information |
| US6889175B2 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2005-05-03 | Trimble Navigation Limited | Tunable filter device for spatial positioning systems |
| US6903811B2 (en) | 2003-08-11 | 2005-06-07 | Kamakura Koki Co., Ltd. | Rangefinder binoculars |
| US7236235B2 (en) | 2004-07-06 | 2007-06-26 | Dimsdale Engineering, Llc | System and method for determining range in 3D imaging systems |
| KR100809353B1 (ko) * | 2006-12-19 | 2008-03-05 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 무선 주파수 신호를 이용한 거리 측정 방법 및 장치 |
| US9606228B1 (en) | 2014-02-20 | 2017-03-28 | Banner Engineering Corporation | High-precision digital time-of-flight measurement with coarse delay elements |
| WO2016151918A1 (ja) * | 2015-03-26 | 2016-09-29 | 富士フイルム株式会社 | 距離画像取得装置及び距離画像取得方法 |
| US9638791B2 (en) * | 2015-06-25 | 2017-05-02 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Methods and apparatus for performing exposure estimation using a time-of-flight sensor |
| US10591598B2 (en) | 2018-01-08 | 2020-03-17 | SOS Lab co., Ltd | Lidar device |
| WO2019135494A1 (ko) | 2018-01-08 | 2019-07-11 | 주식회사 에스오에스랩 | 라이다 장치 |
| KR102050599B1 (ko) | 2018-05-14 | 2019-12-02 | 주식회사 에스오에스랩 | 라이다 장치 |
| CN112764342B (zh) * | 2019-11-01 | 2022-02-18 | 北京一径科技有限公司 | 一种时间测量装置和方法 |
| KR102823543B1 (ko) * | 2022-10-07 | 2025-06-20 | 엘아이지넥스원 주식회사 | 레이다 기반 모의 표적 발생 방법 및 그를 위한 장치 |
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| KR102834762B1 (ko) * | 2024-11-27 | 2025-07-17 | 한화시스템 주식회사 | 전원 인가 감지가 가능한 위상 배열 레이더 |
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- 1995-11-29 KR KR1019970702854A patent/KR100278806B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-11-29 CA CA002203278A patent/CA2203278C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-29 EP EP95943610A patent/EP0804714A4/de not_active Ceased
- 1995-11-29 AU AU45038/96A patent/AU690003B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1995-11-29 JP JP8522239A patent/JPH10512954A/ja active Pending
- 1995-11-29 WO PCT/US1995/015438 patent/WO1996022509A1/en not_active Ceased
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU4503896A (en) | 1996-08-07 |
| JPH10512954A (ja) | 1998-12-08 |
| AU690003B2 (en) | 1998-04-09 |
| EP0804714A1 (de) | 1997-11-05 |
| CA2203278A1 (en) | 1996-07-25 |
| KR100278806B1 (ko) | 2001-02-01 |
| KR970707426A (ko) | 1997-12-01 |
| WO1996022509A1 (en) | 1996-07-25 |
| EP0804714A4 (de) | 1999-05-12 |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 20151130 |