Measuring device and measuring method for determining distance and/or position

US7110092B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Michael Kasper · Kaiserslautern, DE
• Mirko Essling · Kellenbach, DE
• Klaus Jorg · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2006
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S5/16
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A measuring device is provided with a signal generator and a signal receiver, which is located at a measurable distance from the signal generator. The signal generator is designed for the emission of at least two signal beams covering in given relationship to each other an area and the signal receiver is designed for the time-resolved reception of the signal beams in such a manner that the generator-receiver distance can be determined from the time signature of the signal beam reception.