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US09255795B2 Distance measuring device with increased signal-to-noise ratio and method thereof 有权
具有增加的信噪比的距离测量装置及其方法

  • Patent Title: Distance measuring device with increased signal-to-noise ratio and method thereof
  • Patent Title (中): 具有增加的信噪比的距离测量装置及其方法
  • Application No.: US13974011
    Application Date: 2013-08-22
  • Publication No.: US09255795B2
    Publication Date: 2016-02-09
  • Inventor: En-Feng HsuYen-Min Chang
  • Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
  • Applicant Address: TW Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu
  • Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
  • Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: TW Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu
  • Agent Winston Hsu; Scott Margo
  • Priority: TW098141344 20091203; TW099125136 20100729
  • Main IPC: G01C3/08
  • IPC: G01C3/08 G01S7/491 G01S7/497 G01S17/08
Distance measuring device with increased signal-to-noise ratio and method thereof
Abstract:
A method of increasing signal-to-noise ratio of a distance-measuring device includes a light-emitting component emitting a detecting light to a measured object during an emitting period for generating a reflected light, a delay period after the light-emitting component emitting the detecting light, a light-sensing component sensing the energy of the reflected light to generate a light-sensing signal, and obtaining a measured distance between the distance-measuring device and the measured object according to the energy of the detecting light and the light-sensing signal. Since the measured distance is longer than a predetermined shortest measured distance, the method can accordingly calculate a proper delay period for ensuring that the reflected light reaches the light-sensing component after the delay period. In this way, the light-sensing component does not sense the background light during the delay period, so that the signal-to-noise ratio of the light-sensing signal is improved.
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