Patents by Inventor Ryousuke Miyoshi

Ryousuke Miyoshi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8384913
    Abstract: The invention provides a measuring method for installing a measuring rod 6 in a predetermined relation with respect to a coordinate system set to a mobile object 1, for transcribing a predetermined position of the measuring rod on a ground surface where the mobile object is set, for transcribing a measuring point of an object to be measured as set on the mobile object to the ground surface, for measuring a distance on the ground surface between the transcribed predetermined position and the transcribed measuring point, for obtaining a relation between the measuring point and the measuring rod on the ground based on a result of distance measurement, and for obtaining a position on a horizontal coordinate plane in the coordinate system of the measuring point based on the obtained relation and on the relation with the measuring rod with respect to the coordinate system, and the invention also provides a method for measuring a vertical distance between the predetermined position and the ground surface and a verti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: You Sasaki, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 8355118
    Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Patent number: 8310653
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a laser scanner measuring system, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target, wherein the laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam for scanning, a distance measuring unit, which has a distance measuring light receiving unit, for measuring a distance by receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit, and wherein the calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position, comprising a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector as received by the distance measuring light receiving unit by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibratin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Publication number: 20120218546
    Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
  • Publication number: 20110080596
    Abstract: The invention provides a measuring method for installing a measuring rod 6 in a predetermined relation with respect to a coordinate system set to a mobile object 1, for transcribing a predetermined position of the measuring rod on a ground surface where the mobile object is set, for transcribing a measuring point of an object to be measured as set on the mobile object to the ground surface, for measuring a distance on the ground surface between the transcribed predetermined position and the transcribed measuring point, for obtaining a relation between the measuring point and the measuring rod on the ground based on a result of distance measurement, and for obtaining a position on a horizontal coordinate plane in the coordinate system of the measuring point based on the obtained relation and on the relation with the measuring rod with respect to the coordinate system, and the invention also provides a method for measuring a vertical distance between the predetermined position and the ground surface and a verti
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: You Sasaki, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20100256940
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a laser scanner measuring system, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target, wherein the laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam for scanning, a distance measuring unit, which has a distance measuring light receiving unit, for measuring a distance by receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit, and wherein the calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position, comprising a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector as received by the distance measuring light receiving unit by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibratin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer