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Three dimensional scanning beam system and method

US9146315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION · AU

Inventors

Michael Carsten Bosse · Baden-Baden, DE
Robert Zlot · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2010
Grant date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/931
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A three dimensional scanning beam system (100) and method (500) enable economical and efficient three dimensional scans of an environment. The system (100) includes a ranging apparatus (105), and a reactive linkage mechanism (110) having a first end (115) and a second end (120). The first end (115) is connected to the ranging apparatus (105) and the second end (120) is connected to an object (125) that moves the system (100) through an environment. In use acceleration of the object (125) with respect to the environment is converted by the reactive linkage mechanism (110) to motion of the ranging apparatus (105) with respect to the object (125), which increases the field of view of the ranging apparatus (105) with respect to the environment.

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