Distance sensor system and method

摘要

A distance measuring system and method employing a laser distance sensor may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a laser distance sensor may acquire accurate distance measurements with a short baseline.

主权项

1. A distance sensing system comprising:
a source providing collimated light output; a source providing diffuse light output; a sensor operative to detect the outputs incident on a stationary object; a movable rotating mount to which said sources and said sensor are attached; said movable rotating mount being rotatable through an arbitrary number of uni-directional rotations; and an electronics package attached to said movable rotating mount and coupled to said sources and said sensor; said electronics package executing digital processing to process data acquired by said sensor from collimated and diffuse light hitting said stationary object as said movable mount rotates to generate distance data, said distance data related to a position of the distance sensing system relative to a stationary object in the operating environment.