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Automatic tracking type measuring apparatus

  • US 5,098,185 A
  • Filed: 02/13/1990
  • Issued: 03/24/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automatic tracking type measuring apparatus, comprising:

  • reflector means for reflecting an incident light; and

    tracking measuring means having a tracking scanning body and a light wave distance measuring instrument body provided apart from each other vertically at a separation distance, and integrally supported for horizontal rotation;

    wherein said tracking scanning body of said tracking measuring means comprises;

    scanning means for scanning the laser beam only in the vertical direction in a field of view of the tracking measuring device when said tracking measuring device is set in a search mode for searching for said reflector means positioned apart from said tracking measuring device and for scanning the laser beam both in the horizontal and vertical directions in the field of view of the tracking measuring means when said reflector means is in the field of view of said tracking measuring means and when said tracking measuring means is set in an automatic tracking mode;

    rotating means for rotating said tracking measuring means only in the horizontal direction when said tracking measuring means is set in the search mode;

    means for detecting the reflector means in the field of view of the tracking measuring means from a reflected laser beam reflected from said reflector means; and

    means for stopping rotation of said tracking measuring means when the reflector means is detected in the field of view of the tracking measuring means.

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