发明名称 |
Distance measuring apparatus |
摘要 |
A distance measuring apparatus measures the time an emitted optical pulse requires to go and return the distance to a target before being received by using the emission time and the reception time of the optical pulse, and obtains the distance to the target from the measured time. A converter converts an optical pulse received by a photodetector into an electrical signal. A divider divides the electrical signal pulse into two signal pulses. A delay element delays only one signal pulse. Both the undelayed and delayed pulses are applied to a threshold generator. The threshold generator generates and holds the value of signal intensity at the intersection of waveforms of the two pulses as a threshold value of the received signal pulse. A comparator generates a digital signal pulse indicating the reception time from the received signal pulse by using the generated threshold value.
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申请公布号 |
US5852491(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.12.22 |
申请号 |
US19970857063 |
申请日期 |
1997.05.15 |
申请人 |
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. |
发明人 |
KATO, MASAHIKO |
分类号 |
G01B11/00;G01S7/48;G01S7/486;G01S17/10;(IPC1-7):G01C3/08;G01S13/08 |
主分类号 |
G01B11/00 |
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