Patents for G01S 17 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems (17,638)
03/1994
03/01/1994US5291270 Method and arrangement for detecting edges and bores of a workpiece with an optical probe head
03/01/1994US5291262 Laser surveying instrument
03/01/1994US5291261 Optical object detection system incorporating fiber optic coupling
03/01/1994US5291038 Reflective type photointerrupter
02/1994
02/24/1994DE4217423A1 Distance measurement, e.g. for industrial mfg. - correlating signals, e.g. from laser diode, passed along measurement path and via digital delay element
02/22/1994US5289391 Method and apparatus for optimum signal burst detection
02/22/1994US5289252 Linear frequency modulation control for FM laser radar
02/22/1994US5288995 Electrical measurement apparatus using heterodyne phase conversion techniques
02/17/1994DE4226543A1 Acoustic alarm system for motor vehicles using echo signals - generated by applying signal to internal passenger compartment with each subjected to spectral analysis and comparison with reference
02/16/1994EP0583191A1 Semiconductor laser used as a light detector and its application in an optical detection system
02/16/1994EP0583075A1 Method and apparatus for measuring meteorological visibility and scattering of light
02/16/1994EP0491909B1 Stationary wave interpolator
02/08/1994US5285461 Improved laser radar transceiver
02/08/1994US5285256 Rear-looking apparatus and method for detecting contrails
02/03/1994DE4315211A1 Specific molecule detector using near-infrared surface plasmon resonance - has small cover plate of glass, silicon, metal or plastic having same size as precious metal layer carrying specific receptor mols.
02/02/1994CN2154910Y Anchor bar detector
02/01/1994US5283622 For measuring the distance of the car from the one in front
02/01/1994US5282589 Terrain cueing
01/1994
01/26/1994EP0579746A1 Scanning laser measurement system
01/25/1994US5281808 Device for the non-contact control of a sanitary fitting
01/20/1994WO1994001788A1 Device and method for distance or velocity measurements
01/19/1994EP0579187A2 Guidance and targeting system
01/19/1994EP0349553B1 Position sensing method and apparatus
01/18/1994US5280542 XYZ coordinates measuring system
01/18/1994US5280436 Method for measuring three-dimensional position of object to be captured and method for capturing the object
01/18/1994US5280287 Coded identification and positioning system
01/18/1994US5280179 Method and apparatus utilizing an orientation code for automatically guiding a robot
01/18/1994US5279672 Controlled movement
01/12/1994EP0578150A2 Apparatus for measuring the time of flight of pulses
01/12/1994EP0578129A2 Imaging sensor unit
01/12/1994EP0466788B1 Object-sensing device for motor vehicles
01/11/1994US5278423 Object sensor and method for use in controlling an agricultural sprayer
01/06/1994WO1994000778A1 Process for measuring relative angles
01/04/1994US5276772 Real time adaptive probabilistic neural network system and method for data sorting
01/04/1994US5276696 Laser Doppler frequency control
01/04/1994US5276632 Method and apparatus for improved visual display of a target viewed by an imaging sensor device
01/04/1994US5276391 Door mounted safety apparatus
01/04/1994US5276326 Advance windshield detection system for use on an aircraft
01/04/1994US5275354 Guidance and targeting system
12/1993
12/29/1993EP0576264A1 Full aperture image synthesis using rotating strip aperture image measurements
12/28/1993US5274430 Process and a system for taking distance images
12/28/1993US5274429 Distance measuring device
12/28/1993US5274379 Optical identification friend-or-foe
12/23/1993WO1993025891A1 Oil spill detection system
12/22/1993EP0574499A1 Device for injecting a laser beam in an optical fiber and for recovering the light issued from said fiber
12/22/1993EP0486490A4 Modulated retroreflector system
12/21/1993US5272513 Laser doppler velocimeter
12/21/1993US5272512 Displacement information detection apparatus
12/15/1993EP0574089A2 A laser sensor device
12/15/1993EP0573990A2 Optical device for detecting inclination and variations in inclination for a photographic camera
12/15/1993EP0573697A2 Electro-optical device for locating obstacles
12/14/1993US5270929 Radio wave refractivity deduced from lidar measurements
12/14/1993US5270795 Validation of optical ranging of a target surface in a cluttered environment
12/14/1993US5270780 Dual detector lidar system and method
12/08/1993EP0466800B1 An arrangement for establishing or defining the position of a measuring point
12/08/1993EP0465584B1 An arrangement for performing position determination
12/07/1993US5268985 Light-guiding device having a hologram layer
12/01/1993EP0511213B1 Coherent frequency burst detector apparatus and method
11/1993
11/30/1993US5267016 Laser diode distance measurement
11/30/1993US5267011 Laser doppler frequency control
11/30/1993US5267010 Laser radar device
11/30/1993US5266955 Laser-radar type distance measuring equipment for a motor vehicle
11/25/1993WO1993023820A1 Further methods and apparatus for control of lathes and other machine tools
11/25/1993WO1993023726A1 Solid-block homodyne interferometer
11/25/1993DE4216504A1 Measuring volumetric stream of fluids - by adding reflector particles of brittle material to fluid before measuring
11/24/1993EP0571256A1 Low-mass surveying satellite having a retroreflector assembly with speed aberration correction
11/23/1993US5264908 Optical device for measuring the speed or length of a moved surface
11/23/1993US5264709 Steering control system for moving vehicle
11/19/1993CA2096398A1 Low mass geodesic satellite with speed aberration correcting retroreflector
11/18/1993EP0569686A1 Surveillance apparatus comprising transmitter, receiver and signal processing circuit
11/18/1993EP0569434A1 A method and device for touch-free determination of the translatory or angular position of a body
11/18/1993DE4215940A1 Headlamp lighting for car - has optical sensor behind headlamp lens or supplied by optic fibre from lens to establish traffic situation
11/16/1993US5262837 Measuring the distance between a target and a ranging apparatus
11/11/1993WO1993020458A3 Laser distance measurement
11/11/1993DE4215272A1 Transmitter, receiver and circuit for photoelectric intruder detection - evaluates time difference between zero-crossings of signals from photodetector output shaper and modulation-oscillator-driven Schmitt trigger
11/09/1993US5260762 Device for non-contact measurement of speed, displacement travel and/or distance
11/09/1993US5260734 Determining a direction in which an eye gazes
11/09/1993US5260710 Vehicular optical-radar apparatus
11/09/1993US5260682 Light-wave distance measuring apparatus for vehicle
11/04/1993DE4312599A1 Optical transmitter for required position direction finder - includes rotation-symmetrical body in transmitter whose axis is located in laser beam at rest position
10/1993
10/28/1993WO1993021497A1 Apparatus for measuring distance
10/28/1993WO1993021496A1 Angle detection
10/28/1993DE4310618A1 Vehicular radar equipment sounding successive approach signals - introduces time of silence with predetermined min. duration between cessation of urgent warning and resumption of cautionary one
10/26/1993US5257090 Laser diode liquid-level/distance measurement
10/26/1993US5257085 Spectrally dispersive imaging lidar system
10/26/1993US5256885 Doppler velocimeter having a diffraction grating and dual lens groups with identical focal distances
10/26/1993US5256884 Method and apparatus for the alignment of paper stacks in a printing press by optical beams reflected therefrom
10/20/1993EP0566027A1 A system for monitoring the zone around a vehicle
10/20/1993EP0553266A4 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional non-contact shape sensing
10/19/1993US5255065 Conically scanned holographic lidar telescope
10/19/1993US5255045 Camera system having distance measuring apparatus
10/19/1993US5254853 Optical sensing device
10/19/1993US5254846 Analog photosensor operating on the power from a standard 4-20 ma instrumentation current loop
10/14/1993WO1993020460A1 Beam steered laser iff system
10/14/1993WO1993020458A2 Laser distance measurement
10/14/1993DE4211875A1 Optical rangefinder with electronic correction for spot eccentricity - evaluates measurement error due to e.g. inclination of object surface in terms of spot displacement at second photodetector.
10/14/1993CA2129024A1 Beam steered laser iff system
10/13/1993EP0565398A1 Headlights or lights in case of fog
10/13/1993EP0564486A1 Laser position indicator for valve stem.
10/12/1993US5253039 Two-dimensional rangefinders