Three-dimensional image measuring device
US5629773A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2001/0038
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A three-dimensional image measuring device which comprises a light source; a plane image forming unit for forming a plane image in a space in its depth direction on the basis of light emitted from the light source; a scanning unit for moving and scanning the plane image formed by the plane image forming unit in its depth direction; an object to be measured disposed in the space where the plane image is formed; a light receiving unit for measuring the strength of light scattered on a surface of the object as the plane image is moved and scanned and; a distance measuring unit for measuring the distance to the object on the basis of the output of the light receiving unit, whereby a three-dimensional image with least reduced invisible area is easily and accurately measured in a short time without using the principle of triangulation.
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