Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for cooperative usage of multiple distance meters
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Application No.: US16081901Application Date: 2017-02-22
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Publication No.: US11255663B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Yehuda Binder
- Applicant: May Patents Ltd.
- Applicant Address: IL Hod Hasharon
- Assignee: May Patents Ltd.
- Current Assignee: May Patents Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Hod Hasharon
- Agency: May Patents Ltd.
- International Application: PCT/IL2017/050220 WO 20170222
- International Announcement: WO2017/149526 WO 20170908
- Main IPC: G01B11/26
- IPC: G01B11/26 ; G01B11/02 ; G01B15/00 ; G01S15/08 ; G01S13/87 ; G01S17/08 ; G01S15/42 ; G01S13/46

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for an angle meter cooperatively using two or more non-contact distance meters for measuring distances to a surface along substantially parallel lines. The measured distances are used for estimating or calculating the angle to the surface and the distance to the surface. The distance meters may use optical means, where a visible or non-visible light or laser beam is emitted and received, acoustical means, where an audible or ultrasound sound is emitted and received, or an electromagnetic scheme, where radar beam is transmitted and received. The distances may be estimated using a Time-of-Flight (TOF), homodyne or heterodyne phase detection schemes. The distance meters may share the same correlator, signal conditioning circuits, or the same sensor. Two or more angle meters may be used defining parallel or perpendicular measurement planes, for measuring angles between surfaces, and for estimating physical dimensions such as length, area or volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190154439A1 A Method and Apparatus for Cooperative Usage of Multiple Distance Meters Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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