Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes a light source, an illumination optical system, an optical scanner, an imaging optical system, and a controller. The illumination optical system generates slit-shaped illumination light. The optical scanner deflects the illumination light to guide the illumination light to a fundus of a subject's eye. The imaging optical system guides returning light of the illumination light from the fundus to an image sensor. The controller controls the image sensor using a rolling shutter method. The illumination optical system includes a slit-shaped aperture arranged at a position substantially conjugate optically to the fundus, an iris aperture arranged between the light source and the slit, and configured to be at a position substantially conjugate optically to an iris of the subject's eye; and an optical element arranged between the light source and the iris aperture, to deflect the light from the light source.

Abstract: An ophthalmic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a segmentation processor, and a display controller. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire image data of a first tomographic image obtained by performing optical coherence tomography on an eye to be examined. The segmentation processor is configured to perform segmentation processing on the first tomographic image based on the image data to identify a boundary of a layer region in a depth direction. The display controller is configured to distinguishably display the boundary of the layer region identified by the segmentation processor, and one or more boundary candidate information representing a modification candidate of the boundary on a display means.

Abstract: In order to monitor operation situations of site resources at a construction site efficiently, a measuring system uses a surveying apparatus 100 including a camera and a position-determining function using laser light, and the measuring system includes a photographing means for continuously photographing construction machines 201 to 204 which are site resources for performing operations at a construction site by the camera, a recognizing means recognizing the site resources in photographed images obtained by the photographing, a tracking means for tracking the image of the site resources recognized in the multiple photographed images obtained by the continuous photographing, and a position-determining means collimating to the site resources which are objects for the tracking, and determining the positions of site resources by the position-determining function, in which the determining of positions is performed multiple times at intervals.

Abstract: A medical diagnostic apparatus includes a receiver circuit that receives three-dimensional data of a subject's eye, and a processor configured to separate portions of the three-dimensional data into separate segments, perform processing differently on each of the separate segments, and combine the separately processed segments to produce a segmented three-dimensional data set. The processor is further configured to generate at least one diagnostic metric from the segmented three-dimensional data set, and the processor is further configured to evaluate a pathological condition based on the at least one diagnostic metric. Related methods and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the position of a laser scanner using one or more optical targets, each arranged at a known point. The apparatus includes: a ground control point position obtaining part which obtains information of arrangement positions of multiple optical reflection targets; a laser scanner approximate position data obtaining part which obtains an approximate position of a laser scanner; a laser scanning data obtaining part which obtains data of multiple luminescent points; a processing objective point extracting part which extracts multiple luminescent points having luminance exceeding a specific threshold value; and a laser scanner position calculating part which gives data of the arrangement position of the optical reflection target to each of the extracted multiple luminescent points so as to calculate position of the laser scanner.

Abstract: A three-dimensional survey apparatus includes a collimating ranging unit, a scanner unit, and a control calculation portion. The control calculation portion executes control to acquire, based on a survey result of the collimating ranging unit, three-dimensional data related to a characteristic portion of the measurement object which is present between a plurality of pieces of three-dimensional data that are included in point cloud data having been acquired by the scanner unit and of which the three-dimensional data has not been acquired by the scanner unit, and to add the three-dimensional data related to the characteristic portion of the measurement object having been acquired based on a survey result of the collimating ranging unit to the point cloud data having been acquired by the scanner unit.

Abstract: A contactless ophthalmotonometer includes a cylinder, a piston movably provided inside the cylinder, an actuator (solenoid) configured to move the piston inside the cylinder by applying current to compress air inside the cylinder, a nozzle configured to spray the air compressed with the piston to a subject eye, and a current application control unit (measurement control unit) configured to apply the current to the actuator, wherein the current application control unit performs first application processing for applying the current of a first current value to the actuator and, when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied while the first application processing is being performed, the first application processing is switched to second application processing for applying the current of a second current value higher than the first current value to the actuator.

Abstract: To efficiently and accurately detect coordinates positions of a measurement object formed in a linear shape regardless of a distance from a measurement light emitting unit. The provided survey system includes: a distance measuring unit; a deflecting unit for deflecting a direction of measurement light with respect to a reference optical axis and for scanning with the measurement light with respect to a prescribed center in a circumferential direction; and a calculation control unit which controls the distance measuring unit and the deflecting unit, wherein the calculation control unit detects coordinates of intersection points of a measurement object formed in a linear shape and a scan trajectory of the measurement light, and controls a deflection operation of the deflecting unit so that intervals of the intersection points adjacent to each other are constant intervals on the measurement object.

Abstract: A fundus camera for reliably performing fundus imaging in a state where no miosis has been caused in the pupil of a subject eye, and a corresponding method. The fundus camera includes a camera main body configured to image the fundus of a subject eye, an anterior ocular segment image acquiring unit configured to repeatedly acquire an anterior ocular segment image of the subject eye at least before the imaging of the fundus by the camera main body, a pupil diameter detecting unit configured to repeatedly detect the pupil diameter of the subject eye based on the anterior ocular segment image repeatedly acquired by the anterior ocular segment image acquiring unit, and an imaging control unit configured to cause the camera main body to image the fundus in a case where the pupil diameter detected by the pupil diameter detecting unit reaches a predetermined first threshold value or more.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes: an objective lens that faces a subject's eye; an alignment light emitting unit that irradiates the subject's eye with alignment light to perform measurement of alignment between the objective lens and the subject's eye; an alignment reflection light receiving unit that receives alignment reflection light, which is a reflection of the alignment light from the subject's eye; an anterior segment camera that receives corneal reflection light; and a holder positioned between the anterior segment camera and the objective lens to hold the anterior segment camera, wherein the holder includes an imaging transmissive portion that transmits the corneal reflection light to the anterior segment camera, a first light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment light from the alignment light emitting unit, and a second light-transmissive portion that transmits the alignment reflection light from the subject's eye.

Abstract: A surveying information management system using an information display terminal and a surveying device configured to measure a point cloud in a three-dimensional space includes: a surveying information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the surveying device, the surveying information including point cloud data associated with position information; an area setting unit configured to set a display area for the point cloud; a segment setting unit configured to divide the display area into predetermined unit segments; a point cloud amount calculation unit configured to calculate a point cloud amount in a space of each of the unit segments; and a point cloud amount display unit configured to display, on the information display terminal, information according to the point cloud amount calculated for each of the unit segments of the display area by the point cloud amount calculation unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the position of a laser scanner using one or more optical targets, each arranged at a known point. The apparatus includes: a ground control point position obtaining part which obtains information of arrangement positions of multiple optical reflection targets; a laser scanner approximate position data obtaining part which obtains an approximate position of a laser scanner; a laser scanning data obtaining part which obtains data of multiple luminescent points; a processing objective point extracting part which extracts multiple luminescent points having luminance exceeding a specific threshold value; and a laser scanner position calculating part which gives data of the arrangement position of the optical reflection target to each of the extracted multiple luminescent points so as to calculate position of the laser scanner.

Abstract: A surveying system comprises a target and a measuring instrument. The target has retro-reflection characteristics, the measuring instrument comprises a point measuring unit for irradiating a distance measuring light, for receiving a reflected light and for measuring three-dimensional coordinates of the target based on a light receiving result, a scanner unit for rotatably irradiating a laser beam and for acquiring the point cloud data and an arithmetic control module, wherein the point measuring unit measures the target held in the vicinity of an object, the arithmetic control module calculates a region of a three-dimensional space including the object based on a target measurement result of the point measuring unit, the scanner unit scans a predetermined range including the object and acquires the point cloud data, and the arithmetic control module selects the point cloud data only included in the region of the point cloud data.

Abstract: The ophthalmic imaging apparatus of an embodiment example performs motion contrast imaging by applying OCT scanning to an eye. The data acquiring unit acquires a plurality of pieces of time-course data respectively corresponding to a plurality of scan points, by conducting repetitive A-scan application to individual scan points. The image constructing unit constructs a motion contrast image from the plurality of pieces of time-course data acquired. The controller controls the data acquiring unit such that data acquisition time intervals of first time-course data corresponding to a first scan point of the plurality of scan points and data acquisition time intervals of second time-course data corresponding to a second scan point become substantially equal to each other.

Abstract: The inclination sensor includes a gimbal mechanism rotatably supported around a first shaft and a second shaft, a first motor, a second motor, an acceleration sensor disposed in the gimbal mechanism with an origin point of coordinate axes being coincident with a point of intersection of a shaft center of the first shaft and a shaft center of the second shaft, and a control unit that simultaneously rotates the first shaft and the second shaft to continuously rotate the acceleration sensor around the first shaft and the second shaft and applies frequency analysis to the output values from the acceleration sensor to arithmetically determine the inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A target device 20 includes: a prism 22 configured to reflect light incident on the prism in a direction identical to a direction of incidence of the light; a support part 21 configured to support the prism 22; and a plurality of direction indicators 23 formed on the prism 22 to indicate a direction of the prism. A surveying system 1 includes the target device 20 attached to a camera 11 of a UAV 10, and a surveying device 3 surveying the prism 22 as a target and taking a target image Tp including the prism 22 to detect the orientation of the UAV 10 based on the direction indicators 23 appearing in the target image.

Abstract: An optical scanner includes: a light source; a deflection element including a plurality of pixels arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally; a one-cycle diffraction grating including, among the pixels, continuous N pixels, where N is a natural number of two or more; the one-cycle diffraction grating having a length d in the alignment direction that is smaller than a wavelength ? of the light emitted from the light source; and a phase modulation controller configured to control a phase modulation amount of each of the pixels. Incident light is emitted from the light source obliquely from the reflecting surface at an incident angle ?1. Sin ?i+(?/d)>1 or sin ?i?(?/d)>1 is satisfied.

Abstract: An external controller specifies the direction of a surveying instrument with respect to a laser marking instrument to calculate a first relative angle as an angle relative to the surveying instrument, calculates a second relative angle as an angle relative to a target line based on design information, and calculates a differential angle between the first relative angle and the second relative angle, thereby rotating a marking laser emitter by the differential angle to project marking laser light onto the target line.

Abstract: A flight control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle on which a reflector is mounted and a total station for tracking the reflector and for acquiring measurement data including three-dimensional coordinates of the reflector, wherein the total station comprises a tracking module for tracking the reflector, a TS-data transmitting module having an optical axis parallel or approximately parallel to a tracking optical axis of the tracking module and for emitting a TS-data transmitting light, and a TS-arithmetic control module, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle has a photodetector for receiving the TS-data transmitting light and for emitting a photodetecting signal and a UAV-arithmetic control module for controlling a flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and wherein the TS-arithmetic control module is configured to superimpose the measurement data on the TS-data transmitting light, and the UAV-arithmetic control module is configured to separate the measurement data from th

Abstract: A tilt detecting unit has a tilt sensor and is rotatably supported by an inner frame through a second shaft orthogonal to a first shaft, a first encoder is provided on the first shaft, a second encoder is provided on the second shaft, motors are provided on the respective shafts, an arithmetic processing module drives the respective motors so that the tilt sensor detects the horizontality based on a signal issued by the tilt sensor, calculates a tilt of the outer frame based on the outputs from the first and second encoders when the tilt sensor detects the horizontality, reverses the tilt detecting unit 180° at least once based on the outputs from the respective encoders in a stationary state of the tilt detecting device, and performs the calibration of the tilt sensor based on the detection signals output from the tilt sensor before and after the reversal.