Real time distance sensor
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1. A real time distance sensor, comprising:
- laser means for producing a laser beam to be reflected off an object;
lens means for directing said laser beam onto said object;
CCD sensor means for detecting the reflected laser beam and for generating scanned signals according to a position of an image formed by the reflected laser beam;
pulse shaping means, operatively connected to said CCD sensor means, for producing digital pulse signals when said scanned signals are above a predetermined threshold level;
synchronous signals generating means for generating synchronous signals;
flip-flop means, operatively connected to said pulse shaping means and said synchronous signals generating means, for comparing said digital pulse signals with said synchronous signals and for generating a pulse signal representing the comparison;
counter means for producing count data representing a measuring of a time interval between pulses in said synchronous signals;
latch means, responsive to said pulse signal, for latching said count data; and
calculating means, responsive to the latched count, for calculating a distance of said object from the real time distance sensor.
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Abstract
A real time distance sensor for measuring distance by calculating the position of image of reflected laser beams with an extremely high-speed, includes a detection module containing a light receiving lens, an infrared ray filter, a CCD sensor, a lens system, and a laser; and a processing module containing a comparator, a differentiator, a pulse shaping circuit, a T flip-flop, a counter, a latch circuit, a ROM for calculation of distance, and power control and a D/A converter wherein the lens system contains cylindrical form for maintaining the intensity of laser beams with the travel of the beams.
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1. A real time distance sensor, comprising:
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laser means for producing a laser beam to be reflected off an object; lens means for directing said laser beam onto said object; CCD sensor means for detecting the reflected laser beam and for generating scanned signals according to a position of an image formed by the reflected laser beam; pulse shaping means, operatively connected to said CCD sensor means, for producing digital pulse signals when said scanned signals are above a predetermined threshold level; synchronous signals generating means for generating synchronous signals; flip-flop means, operatively connected to said pulse shaping means and said synchronous signals generating means, for comparing said digital pulse signals with said synchronous signals and for generating a pulse signal representing the comparison; counter means for producing count data representing a measuring of a time interval between pulses in said synchronous signals; latch means, responsive to said pulse signal, for latching said count data; and calculating means, responsive to the latched count, for calculating a distance of said object from the real time distance sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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