LASER SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE
First Claim
1. A laser scanning apparatus comprising a housing comprising at least one laser, in which the apparatus is configured to emit at least first and second laser beams from the housing, the at least first and second laser beams being rotatable about a common axis of rotation.
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Abstract
A laser system includes a housing and a laser. The laser can be positioned in the housing such that its laser beam is transmitted at an angle and its path forms a cone as the housing rotates. The laser device may also contain two or more lasers, the angle of each laser may be the same or different, and the angular position of each laser may be fixed or variable. The laser system may be stationary or mobile and used in a variety of methods to detect an object or topography and produce a three dimensional image. That information can be further used to provide maps, terrain data, volumetric measurements, landing guidance, obstacle avoidance warnings, mining profiles and other useful material.
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17 Claims
- 1. A laser scanning apparatus comprising a housing comprising at least one laser, in which the apparatus is configured to emit at least first and second laser beams from the housing, the at least first and second laser beams being rotatable about a common axis of rotation.
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11. A method of scanning using a laser scanning apparatus comprising a housing from which at least first and second beams are emitted from the housing, the method comprising:
rotating the at least first and second beams about a common axis such that they each describe a different path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of scanning an object, comprising moving a laser scanning apparatus past the object, in which the laser scanning apparatus projects at least one laser beam at an angle relative to the direction of travel so as to extend in both forward and backward directions relative to the direction of travel as the laser scanning apparatus moves past the object.
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