Patents for G01S 17 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems (17,638)
05/1983
05/10/1983US4383238 Obstacle detector for a vehicle
04/1983
04/19/1983US4380391 Short pulse CO2 laser for ranging and target identification
04/06/1983EP0076232A2 Method and device for electro-optically measuring distances
03/1983
03/09/1983EP0073644A2 An electronic identification method and means
02/1983
02/16/1983EP0071667A1 Device for determining the real or the virtual distance of a source of light from a measuring plane
02/15/1983US4373808 Laser doppler attitude measurement
02/15/1983US4373804 Method and apparatus for electro-optically determining the dimension, location and attitude of objects
01/1983
01/26/1983EP0070590A1 Light-sensitive detection circuit
01/04/1983US4367027 Active auto focus system improvement
01/04/1983CA1138636A1 Mobile apparatus and method for measuring the profile of a railroad tunnel
12/1982
12/15/1982EP0066889A2 Dynamic range control device for a distance measuring equipment
12/14/1982CA1137598A1 Device for contact-free thickness or interval measurement
11/1982
11/30/1982US4361911 Laser retroreflector system for identification of friend or foe
11/16/1982US4359640 Clear air turbulence detection
11/09/1982USRE31074 Well surveying instrument and method
11/09/1982CA1135388A1 Optical modulator with ringing suppression
11/02/1982CA1134610A1 Method of and apparatus for monitoring movement of a mine conveyor
10/1982
10/27/1982EP0063127A1 Method and installation for determining the move coordinates for the remote controlled path of a moving body
10/26/1982US4355894 Method and apparatus for correcting for meteorological error in distance measurements using light waves
10/26/1982US4355893 Eye-safe laser cloud height rangefinder
10/20/1982EP0062642A1 Movement measuring apparatus and landmarks for use therewith.
10/13/1982EP0062473A2 Method and apparatus for sensing and identifying information within a large interrogation zone
10/06/1982EP0061937A1 Adjustable photoelectric detector head for solid state limit switch
09/1982
09/22/1982EP0060629A1 Monitoring gaseous pollutants by laser scan
09/14/1982US4349274 Optical triangulation apparatus and method
09/07/1982US4348586 Automatic bandwidth control system
09/07/1982CA1131330A1 Laser ceilometer with safety power-reduction feature
08/1982
08/31/1982US4346994 Secondary alignment target for an electro-optical alignment measuring system
08/31/1982US4346989 Surveying instrument
08/31/1982US4346988 Distance measuring device
08/31/1982CA1130555A1 Method and device for contact-free interval or thickness measurement by control of the direction of a light ray beam
08/24/1982US4345827 Distance-measuring system with in-range signalling for use with cameras, alarms, and the like
08/17/1982US4344705 Distance measuring apparatus based on the pulse travel time method
08/17/1982CA1129978A1 Method and apparatus for space monitoring by means of pulsed directional beam
08/11/1982EP0057447A1 Distance measuring apparatus according to the principles of the travel time measurement of a light pulse
08/10/1982CA1129551A1 Method and means for scoring of simulated weapon fire with sweeping fan-shaped beams
08/10/1982CA1129518A1 Electro optical control to detect a filament passing through a guide eye and using a light emitting diode
08/03/1982US4342912 Apparatus for detecting air disturbances created by low level wind shear
07/1982
07/20/1982US4340299 Optical doppler radar system using a conically scanned laser beam
07/13/1982US4339660 Reflection light barrier apparatus for recognizing both strongly and weakly reflecting objects
06/1982
06/29/1982US4336997 Change of distance measuring apparatus
06/23/1982EP0054353A2 Apparatus for reception and radiation of electromagnetic energy in predetermined fields of view
06/15/1982US4335306 Surveying instrument
06/02/1982EP0052950A1 Optical edge detector
06/01/1982US4333106 Method of measuring firing misses and firing miss-measuring installation for the performance of the method
06/01/1982US4333008 Polarization coded doublet laser detection system
06/01/1982US4332468 Optoelectronic proximity sensor
05/1982
05/18/1982US4330202 Range detecting device
04/1982
04/29/1982WO1982001420A1 Method and installation for determining the move coordinates for the remote controlled path of a moving body
04/27/1982US4326799 Active-passive scanning system
04/27/1982CA1122671A1 Device for identifying objects and persons
04/21/1982EP0049722A1 Apparatus for indicating trajectory change
04/14/1982EP0049419A1 Process for correcting a measuring signal
04/13/1982US4325146 Non-synchronous object identification system
04/01/1982WO1982001075A1 Ocean depth sounding from the air by laser beam
03/1982
03/30/1982US4322832 Method and arrangement for pulse spacing measurement
03/30/1982US4322627 Apparatus for monitoring the surface of the charge of a shaft furnace
03/09/1982US4319332 Method and apparatus for space monitoring by means of pulsed directional beam
03/02/1982US4317991 Digital auto focus system utilizing a photodetector array
02/1982
02/18/1982WO1982000515A1 Optical target tracking and designating system
02/02/1982US4313654 Automatic rangefinder system for photographic camera with light emitting and receiving means
02/02/1982CA1117630A1 Ceilometric method and apparatus
01/1982
01/21/1982WO1982000196A1 Movement measuring apparatus and landmarks for use therewith
01/12/1982US4310227 Diffracted energy auto-ranging system for a camera
01/12/1982US4309946 Laser proximity fuzing device
01/12/1982CA1116278A1 Method and means for transmission of information by sweeping fan-shaped beams
01/12/1982CA1116277A1 Method and means for determining positions of reflectors with fan-shaped beams
01/12/1982CA1116276A1 Digitally controlled signal simulator
01/05/1982US4309618 Precision optical distance measurement
01/05/1982US4309103 Device for contact-free thickness or interval measurement
12/1981
12/29/1981US4308537 Automatic range containment system
12/29/1981US4307939 Oscillating retroreflector
12/22/1981US4306500 Optical backscatter reduction technique
12/15/1981US4306147 Reflection-type photoelectric switching apparatus
12/08/1981US4304487 Range finder for still or moving picture cameras
12/01/1981US4303862 Clear air turbulence detector
12/01/1981US4303335 Automatic distance measuring device
11/1981
11/24/1981US4302084 Automatic rangefinding device for use in a camera
11/24/1981CA1112896A1 Optical particle detector
11/18/1981EP0040114A1 Optical real-time viewing system with scanning
11/10/1981US4299484 Range and speed measuring equipment with noise frequency modulated transmitter
11/10/1981US4299483 Path alignment apparatus
11/03/1981US4298280 Infrared radar system
11/03/1981US4298258 Distance measuring device
10/1981
10/27/1981US4297030 Method and apparatus for measuring the distance and/or relative elevation between two points
09/1981
09/22/1981US4291223 Distance detecting device
09/16/1981EP0035755A2 Electro-optical range finder using three modulation frequencies
09/15/1981US4290043 Method of and system for detecting marine obstacles
09/15/1981US4289397 Laser ceilometer signal processing means
09/15/1981CA1109142A1 Passive optical range simulator device
09/09/1981EP0035101A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and tracking air and ground targets
09/08/1981US4288158 Laser ceilometer with safety power-reduction feature
09/08/1981US4288152 Automatic range finder system
09/08/1981CA1108431A1 Echometre for localising defects affecting light conductors
09/02/1981EP0034772A1 Device for determining the angular position of a target illuminated by light pulses
09/01/1981US4287412 Photoelectric direction finder
08/1981
08/25/1981CA1107838A1 Device for the noncontacting determination of the direction of a relative movement
08/19/1981EP0033870A2 Method of measuring slant visibility
08/11/1981CA1106947A1 Focussed doppler radar
08/04/1981US4282430 Reflection-type photoelectric switching apparatus