Patents for G01S 17 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems (17,638)
02/1988
02/25/1988DE3627972A1 Photoelectric probe
02/24/1988EP0256023A1 Dead reckoning optoelectronic intelligent docking system
02/24/1988CN87104480A 无源无线电高度计 Passive radio altimeter
02/23/1988US4727259 Monolithic area array with shutter operable to only transmit light between the minimum and maximum ranges for laser rangefinding
02/16/1988US4725841 System for interrogating a passive transponder carrying phase-encoded information
02/16/1988US4725136 Method for measuring particle velocity using differential photodiode arrays
02/10/1988EP0255792A1 Identification system using a retroreflection assembly and a laser beam modulator
02/09/1988US4724480 Method for optical alignment of one object with respect to another
02/09/1988CA1232444A1 Method and apparatus for the contact-less measuring of objects
02/02/1988US4722605 Method and apparatus for optically measuring distance between two surfaces
02/02/1988US4722599 Ceilometer
02/02/1988US4722410 Obstacle detection apparatus
01/1988
01/28/1988DE3623808A1 Method and arrangement for slaving (following-up) a high-energy laser beam
01/28/1988DE3623423A1 Sensor system for positioning a travelling trolley or a rail-guided crane
01/27/1988EP0254634A1 Method and device for optical distance measurement
01/27/1988EP0254197A1 Friend or foe identification device
01/26/1988US4721385 FM-CW laser radar system
01/26/1988US4721384 Optical-electronic rangefinder
01/21/1988DE3622064A1 Device for automatic optical azimuth aiming
01/20/1988EP0253017A2 System and method of surveying
01/19/1988US4720724 Method and apparatus for automatic range finding
01/19/1988US4720723 Distance measuring device
01/13/1988EP0252209A2 Proximity or distance sensing apparatus
01/07/1988EP0250442A1 Positioning system
01/05/1988US4717252 Method and apparatus for detecting distance and forming image of object in turbid medium using laser
12/1987
12/30/1987WO1987007942A1 Opto-electronic device for determining the distance and the shape of an object
12/29/1987US4716469 Circuit for eyesight protection in a television set
12/29/1987US4716444 Optical radar transceiver control apparatus
12/29/1987US4716430 Pulse proximity detection
12/29/1987US4716298 System for automatically detecting presence or absence of a preceding vehicle and method therefor
12/29/1987US4715707 Laser doppler velocimeter with laser backscatter discriminator
12/29/1987US4715706 Laser doppler displacement measuring system and apparatus
12/22/1987US4714339 Three and five axis laser tracking systems
12/15/1987US4713545 Device for detecting objects, particularly such in motion
12/15/1987US4713544 Optical system for the simultaneous reception of thermal and laser radiation
12/15/1987US4713533 Concentric detector array and associated hybrid signal processing for coarse and fine electro-optical tracking
12/15/1987US4712915 Arrangement for holding an instrument in alignment with a moving reflector
12/10/1987DE3619209A1 Device for visually detecting foreign bodies
12/10/1987DE3618624A1 Track-laying inspection vehicle for inspecting tunnel-like ducts
12/08/1987US4712003 Blind person guide device
12/02/1987CN87100630A Metrological apparatus and method using polarisation modulation
12/01/1987US4710621 Opto-mechanical scanner with fixed-field ranging device
12/01/1987US4709580 Retroflective attitude determining system
11/1987
11/25/1987EP0246354A2 Opto-electronic device
11/24/1987US4709142 Target detection in aerosols using active optical sensors and method of use thereof
11/24/1987US4708473 Acquisition of range images
11/19/1987EP0246130A1 Detector for the linear, non-contacting measurement of the distance to a target using scattered radiation
11/19/1987EP0245448A1 Large area, low capacitance photodiode and range finder device using same
11/17/1987US4707129 Three dimensional position measurement system using an interferometer
11/17/1987US4707128 Turbid media viewing system
11/10/1987US4706195 Speed control system for a motor vehicle
11/04/1987EP0243493A1 Target and control system for positioning an automatically guided vehicle
11/03/1987US4704521 Opto-mechanical scanner with fixed-field ranging device
11/03/1987US4703820 Vehicle guidance means
11/03/1987CA1228922A1 Apparatus for the determination of the spatial axes on a work piece, viz. for controlling the functions of tools, such as vehicle body welding machinery
10/1987
10/22/1987WO1987006335A1 Passive radio altimeter
10/20/1987US4701611 Reflectivity compensated fiber optic sensor
10/20/1987US4701049 Measuring system employing a measuring method based on the triangulation principle for the non-contact measurement of a distance from the surface of a contoured object to a reference level. _
10/14/1987EP0240522A1 Method and apparatus for measuring the rotary movement of objects, especially the rotary velocity of a rotating body and the vorticity in a flowing medium
10/13/1987US4699507 Apparatus and method for measuring the distance to an object
10/13/1987CA1227946A1 Laser-doppler-anemometer
10/06/1987USH341 Dual mode scanner/tracker
10/06/1987US4698649 Apparatus for controlling the velocity of a member in a digital printing system
10/06/1987US4698498 Three-dimensional laser imaging transmitter/receiver
10/06/1987US4697921 Device for detecting a relative change in distance between two measuring points, and its use
09/1987
09/30/1987EP0238540A1 Reflectivity compensated fiber optic sensor
09/29/1987US4697089 Dual wavelength sensor which employs object as part of a corner reflector
09/29/1987US4696568 Method of and apparatus for measuring the velocity and/or the length of moving objects
09/24/1987DE3640189C1 Device for determining the time interval between repetitive events and signals triggered by these events
09/16/1987EP0236761A1 Flight time and heterodyne doppler laser telemetry system
09/16/1987EP0236386A1 A process for signal processing of reflected pulses and an apparatus for performing the process
09/15/1987US4694295 Vehicle blind spot detector
09/09/1987EP0236128A2 Infrared ray sensing device
09/08/1987US4692611 Fiber optic proximity sensor with feedback servo imaging means
09/08/1987US4692023 Optical adapter for a light-wave rangefinder
09/08/1987US4691446 Three-dimensional position measuring apparatus
09/02/1987EP0235034A1 Method and apparatus for optically measuring the distance to and the velocity of a target
09/02/1987EP0234164A1 Station and device using the back-scattering of a laser beam for detecting and localizing an object or a substance such as smoke from a fire
09/01/1987US4690551 Laser radar utilizing pulse-tone waveform
08/1987
08/27/1987WO1987005138A1 Object detection method and apparatus employing electro-optics
08/25/1987US4689489 Method of determining the level of a material in a tank
08/25/1987US4688937 Methods of, and systems, for monitoring and/or controlling mobile cutting means
08/25/1987US4688919 Automatic focusing camera
08/25/1987CA1226057A1 Imaging doppler interferometer
08/18/1987US4688086 Method of imaging a target illuminated through an optically distorting region
08/18/1987US4687920 Electronic circuit for determining the position of a light spot on a position-sensitive detector
08/18/1987US4687914 Distance measuring device comprising a two sectioned sensor, each section having a plurality of sensing areas
08/18/1987US4687281 Synthetic aperture laser radar
08/13/1987WO1987004799A1 Measuring apparatus
08/11/1987US4686359 Picture scanning and recording using a photoelectric focusing system
08/11/1987US4685808 Method of discriminating colors of an object
08/04/1987US4685054 Method and apparatus for outlining the environment of a multiarticular duty machine by means of a laser pointer
08/04/1987US4684247 Target member for use in a positioning system
07/1987
07/29/1987EP0230345A1 Metrological apparatus and method using polarisation modulation
07/28/1987US4683493 Compact optical apparatus for tracking a path of movement of a tool along a line of travel on a workpiece
07/28/1987US4682872 Signal processing apparatus for a semiconductor position sensing device
07/28/1987US4682628 Faucet system
07/28/1987CA1224768A1 Three-dimensional reflectors for object attitude recognition
07/22/1987EP0132260B1 Device for determining a modification of the relative distance between two measurement points and utilization thereof
07/21/1987US4681433 Method and apparatus for measuring relative position