Wide-angle laser signal sensor having a 360 degree field of view in a horizontal plane and a positive 90 degree field of view in a vertical plane
US8466406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S3/781
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser sensor comprising a sensor head to receive laser light. The sensor head may have a globe-shaped optical member, the globe-shaped optical member may be optically coupled to an optical-to-electrical converter, the optical-to-electrical converter may be configured to convert laser light from the sensor head to an electronic output signal, and the sensor head may be configured to provide a 360 degree field of view in a horizontal plane and a positive (+) 90 degree field of view in a vertical plane above the horizontal plane.
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