Optical system for determining an object's position
US4611917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Optical system having application to robotics for determining an object's position. The present system consisting of a laser generator 1 with, devices 11 modulating the wavelength of laser generator frequency along an ascending ramp. An optical system 8 for concentrating radiation near the object, receiver 16 picks up a luminous signal transmitted by the object 10 and reflected on to an optical lamp 6. A processing circuit 17 measures the time in which elapses between the beginning of the shift in wavelength and the moment when the luminous signal is picked up by the receiver.
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