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Laser distance finding apparatus

US5991011A · kind A · utility

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5References
34Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/4813
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser range finding apparatus 10 comprises a pulsed laser 12, a light deflecting device 14, photo-receiver arrangement 16 and a reference object 18 arranged at a defined spacing from the light deflecting device 14. In this respect the reference object 18 has at least one triple element consisting of three mirror surfaces arranged at an angle of 90.degree. to one another.

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