Surveying device and surveying system

• US 20090235543A1
• Filed: 03/17/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
• Inventors: Kumagai, Kaoru, Ohtomo, Fumio, Hayashi, Kunihiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,077,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 33/293
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/002 Active optical surveying means optical plumbing G01C15/105
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 3/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/42 Simultaneous measurement of distance and other co-ordinates indirect measurement G01S17/46

Abstract

The present invention provides a surveying device, which comprises rotators 53, 56 and 61 for deflecting a distance measuring light in horizontal direction and for projecting the distance measuring light in rotary irradiation, at least one extension member 62 for increasing a spreading angle in vertical direction of the distance measuring light, and a means for attaching or detaching the extension member so that the extension member can be inserted and removed to or from a distance measuring optical axis.

Claims

1. A surveying device, comprising a rotator for deflecting a distance measuring light in horizontal direction and for projecting said distance measuring light in rotary irradiation, at least one extension member for increasing a spreading angle in vertical direction of said distance measuring light, and a means for attaching or detaching said extension member so that said extension member can be inserted and removed to or from a distance measuring optical axis.

2. A surveying device according to claim 1, wherein said rotator has an elevation rotary mirror for deflecting said distance measuring optical axis in horizontal direction, said elevation rotary mirror is rotatable around a horizontal axis, said elevation rotary mirror has a plurality of reflection surfaces, at least one extension member is disposed opposite to one surface of said elevation rotary mirror and is rotatable integrally with said elevation rotary mirror, and when said distance measuring optical axis is deflected by one surface of said elevation rotary mirror, said distance measuring light pass through said extension member.

3. A surveying device according to claim 1, wherein said rotator has said elevation rotary mirror for deflecting said distance measuring optical axis in horizontal direction, and said distance measuring light is projected via an optical path where at least one of said extension members is provided to allow said distance measuring light to pass through.

4. A surveying device according to claim 3, wherein said elevation rotary mirror is rotated around the horizontal axis, and an optical path is selected where said distance measuring light is projected.

5. A surveying device according to claim 3, wherein said extension member is held by an extension member holding unit with respect to said elevation rotary mirror, said extension member holding unit is rotated around an elevation axis, and an optical path is selected where said distance measuring light is projected.

8. A surveying device according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 7, wherein said extension member is a lenticular lens.

9. A surveying device according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 7, wherein said extension member is a grating member.

10. A surveying device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, when said extension member is removed, said elevation rotary mirror is rotated further in vertical direction and deflects said distance measuring optical axis.

11. A surveying device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said extension member can be selected from a plurality of extension members with different spreading angles in vertical direction of said distance measuring light.

6. A surveying device, comprising a light source for emitting a distance measuring light, a distance measuring light projecting unit for projecting said distance measuring light from said light source as a spot-type distance measuring light or as a fan-shaped distance measuring light toward a space where an object to be measured is present, a fan-shaped beam rotary projecting unit for projecting two or more fan-shaped beams, with at least one fan-shaped beam being tilted, in rotary irradiation, a horizontal angle detecting unit for detecting a horizontal angle in a projecting direction of said fan-shaped beams or said distance measuring light, an elevation angle detecting unit for detecting an elevation angle in a projecting direction of said spot-type distance measuring light or for detecting an elevation angle by a fan-shaped beam receiving unit, a distance measuring unit for measuring a distance to said object to be measured by receiving a reflected distance measuring light from said object to be measured, a reflected fan-shaped beam receiving unit for receiving a reflection light of said fan-shaped beams reflected from said object to be measured, a distance measuring light switchover unit for selecting one of said spot-type distance measuring light or said fan-shaped distance measuring light projected from said distance measuring light projecting unit, and an arithmetic unit for calculating a three-dimensional position of said object to be measured based on a result of the distance measurement by said distance measuring unit, on a result of detection by said horizontal angle detecting unit, and on a result of detection by said elevation angle detecting unit.

7. A surveying device according to claim 6, wherein said projecting light switchover unit has an extension member for increasing a spreading angle in vertical direction of said distance measuring light and a means for inserting and removing the extension member for attaching or detaching said extension member to or from a distance measuring optical axis.

12. A surveying system, comprising a surveying device and an object to be measured,

wherein said surveying device comprises a distance measuring light projecting unit for projecting a spot-type distance measuring light or a fan-shaped distance measuring light toward an object to be measured, a distance measuring light projecting direction detecting unit for detecting a projecting direction by said distance measuring light projecting unit, a distance measuring light receiving unit for receiving said spot-type distance measuring light or said fan-shaped distance measuring light reflected from said object to be measured, a fan-shaped beam rotary projecting unit for projecting two or more fan-shaped beams, with at least one fan-shaped beam being tilted, in rotary irradiation, a fan-shaped beam projecting direction detecting unit for detecting a projecting direction of said fan-shaped beams, a first communication unit, a distance measuring light switchover unit for switching over said spot-type distance measuring light and said fan-shaped distance measuring light, an arithmetic unit,

and wherein said object to be measured comprises a reflector for reflecting the distance measuring light projected from said distance measuring light projecting unit, a fan-shaped beam receiving unit for receiving said fan-shaped beams from said fan-shaped beam rotary projecting unit, a second communication unit for performing a communication by giving and taking a signal including a signal from said fan-shaped beam receiving unit to and from said first communication unit,

wherein said arithmetic unit calculates a three-dimensional position of said object to be measured based on signals from said distance measuring light projecting direction detecting unit and from said distance measuring light receiving unit when said spot-type distance measuring light is selected,

and wherein said arithmetic unit calculates the three-dimensional position of said object to be measured based on signals from said fan-shaped beam projecting direction detecting unit and/or said distance measuring light projecting direction detecting unit, on signals from said distance measuring light receiving unit, and on a signal from said second communication unit, which is received at said first communication unit.

13. A surveying system according to claim 12, wherein said projecting light switchover unit comprises an extension member for increasing a spreading angle in vertical direction of said distance measuring light, and a means for inserting and removing said extension member to or from a distance measuring optical axis.

14. A surveying system according to claim 12, wherein said extension member is a lenticular lens.

15. A surveying system according to claim 12, wherein said extension member is a grating member.