Laser range finder based on synchronized scanners

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.23.003837
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  1. National Research Council Canada. NRC Institute for Information Technology
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TypeArticle
Journal titleApplied Optics
ISSN0003-6935
1539-4522
Volume23
Issue21
Pages3837–3844
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.
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NRC numberNRCC 24528
NPARC number8914355
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