LASER DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A laser distance measuring apparatus comprising:
- a laser beam generator that emits a laser beam;
a light receiver that receives a reflected light of the laser beam reflected by an object, and outputs a light receiving signal;
a time measuring device that measures, with a time resolution, a light receiving time which is a time from a time point when the laser beam generator emits the laser beam to a time point when the light receiver outputs the light receiving signal; and
a distance calculator that calculates an object distance which is a distance to the object, based on the measurement result of the light receiving time by the time measuring device,wherein the distance calculator changes the time resolution of the time measuring device used for calculation of the object distance, based on detection information.
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Abstract
To provide a laser distance measuring apparatus which can increase the measurement frequency per unit time by suppressing the increase in the data amount expressing the measurement time, while ensuring the distance measurement precision and the measurable distance. A laser distance measuring apparatus measures, with a time resolution, a light receiving time which is a time from a time point when the laser beam generating unit emits the laser beam to a time point when the light receiving unit outputs the light receiving signal; calculates an object distance which is a distance to the object, based on the measurement result of the light receiving time by the time measuring device; and changes the time resolution of the time measuring device used for calculation of the object distance, based on detection information.
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1. A laser distance measuring apparatus comprising:
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a laser beam generator that emits a laser beam; a light receiver that receives a reflected light of the laser beam reflected by an object, and outputs a light receiving signal; a time measuring device that measures, with a time resolution, a light receiving time which is a time from a time point when the laser beam generator emits the laser beam to a time point when the light receiver outputs the light receiving signal; and a distance calculator that calculates an object distance which is a distance to the object, based on the measurement result of the light receiving time by the time measuring device, wherein the distance calculator changes the time resolution of the time measuring device used for calculation of the object distance, based on detection information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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