Laser range finder based on synchronized scanners

DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.23.003837
Author	Search for: Rioux, Marc¹
Name affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Information Technology
Format	Text, Article
Journal title	Applied Optics
ISSN	0003-6935 1539-4522
Volume	23
Issue	21
Pages	3837–3844
Abstract	A new geometrical arrangement is proposed to improve performances of optical triangulation. Two scanners in synchronization allow a linear position sensor to be used for surface topography measurement. Besides a large increase in speed of measurement (approximately megahertz), the new geometry allows considerable reduction of the optical head size compared with usual geometries, so the shadow effects are reduced proportionally. It also provides a means to obtain a very large field of view without compromising on resolution. Geometrical analysis and experimental results are presented.
Publication date	1984-11-01
Publisher	OSA
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 24528
NPARC number	8914355
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Record created	2009-04-22
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