Patents Assigned to Trimble 3D Scanning
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Patent number: 9605955Abstract: A distance measuring method includes: emitting a pulse of measuring light towards an object; receiving a pulse measuring light from the object and generating a pulse signal corresponding to the pulse of measuring light received from the object; delaying a first portion of the generated pulse signal for a predetermined time; generating an intensity signal indicative of an intensity of the generated pulse signal, while delaying the first portion of the generated pulse signal; amplifying the delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal using a gain dependent on the generated intensity signal; and determining a value representing a distance based on the amplified delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev
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Publication number: 20140055770Abstract: A distance measuring method includes: emitting a pulse of measuring light towards an object; receiving a pulse measuring light from the object and generating a pulse signal corresponding to the pulse of measuring light received from the object; delaying a first portion of the generated pulse signal for a predetermined time; generating an intensity signal indicative of an intensity of the generated pulse signal, while delaying the first portion of the generated pulse signal; amplifying the delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal using a gain dependent on the generated intensity signal; and determining a value representing a distance based on the amplified delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev
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Patent number: 8514376Abstract: A distance measuring method includes: emitting a pulse of measuring light towards an object; receiving a pulse measuring light from the object and generating a pulse signal corresponding to the pulse of measuring light received from the object; delaying a first portion of the generated pulse signal for a predetermined time; generating an intensity signal indicative of an intensity of the generated pulse signal, while delaying the first portion of the generated pulse signal; amplifying the delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal using a gain dependent on the generated intensity signal; and determining a value representing a distance based on the amplified delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev
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Publication number: 20120170018Abstract: A distance measuring method includes: emitting a pulse of measuring light towards an object; receiving a pulse measuring light from the object and generating a pulse signal corresponding to the pulse of measuring light received from the object; delaying a first portion of the generated pulse signal for a predetermined time; generating an intensity signal indicative of an intensity of the generated pulse signal, while delaying the first portion of the generated pulse signal; amplifying the delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal using a gain dependent on the generated intensity signal; and determining a value representing a distance based on the amplified delayed first portion of the generated pulse signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev
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Patent number: 8149391Abstract: A distance measuring instrument comprises at least one light source; at least one light detector; optics to direct measuring light emitted from the at least one light source towards an object and to direct measuring light received back from the object to the at least one detector; a signal delay module; a first signal analyzer; and a variable gain amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev
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Publication number: 20100195088Abstract: A distance measuring instrument comprises at least one light source; at least one light detector; optics to direct measuring light emitted from the at least one light source towards an object and to direct measuring light received back from the object to the at least one detector; a signal delay module; a first signal analyzer; and a variable gain amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Trimble 3D ScanningInventors: Auguste D'Aligny, Richard Day, Yuri P. Gusev