Topcon Corporation

Taichi Yuasa

Tatsuo Yamaguchi

Ken-ichiro Yoshino

Ikuo Ishinabe

Michiko Nakanishi

Provided is a surveying instrument including a distance measuring light projector configured to project a distance measuring light to an object, a distance measuring light receiver having a photodetector configured to receive a reflected distance measuring light from the object, a tracking light projector configured to project a tracking light to the object, a tracking light receiver having a tracking photodetector configured to receive a reflected tracking light from the object, and an image pickup module configured to receive a background light, in which the distance measuring light projector and the tracking light projector include a first deflecting optical member, and the distance measuring light projector, the tracking light projector, and the image pickup module include a second deflecting optical member.

Surveying instrument

A surveying instrument including a light projecting optical system which projects the distance measuring light, a light receiving optical system which receives the reflected distance measuring light from an object, a frame unitwhich horizontally rotates around a horizontal rotation shaft, a scanning mirror which is provided in the frame unit, vertically rotates, a horizontal angle detector which detects a horizontal angle of the frame unit, a vertical angle detector which detects a vertical angle of the scanning mirror and an arithmetic control module which calculates the three-dimensional coordinates of the object, in which the light receiving optical system has a reflecting mirror having a reflecting surface which is an off-axis paraboloidal surface or an off-axis free-form surface, and the reflected distance measuring light is configured to be led to a light receiving module by the reflecting mirror while being condensed.

A surveying instrument includes a distance measuring unit which irradiates an object with the distance measuring light and measures a distance to the object based on the reflected distance measuring light from the object, wherein the distance measuring unit includes a distance measuring light projecting module configured to project the distance measuring light and a distance measuring light receiving module configured to receive the reflected distance measuring light, the distance measuring light receiving module includes a dichroic prism and a light receiving module, and the dichroic prism is configured in such a manner that the reflected distance measuring light is internally reflected in the dichroic prism at least three times and then received by the light receiving module.

A surveying instrument includes a distance measuring module for measuring a distance to the object, in which the distance measuring module includes a light projecting optical system configured to project a distance measuring light and a light receiving optical system configured to receive a reflected distance measuring light, the light receiving optical system includes a prism having a quadrangular shape and a photodetector, the prism includes a first plane, a second plane, a third plate and a fourth plane, configured to enter the reflected distance measuring light in the first plane, sequentially internally reflect on the second plane, the first plane, and the third plane, transmit through the fourth plane, and project, and the reflect distance measuring light projected from the prism configured to be received by the photodetector.

An ophthalmologic apparatus includes: an optical system configured to acquire data of a subject's eye; a housing unit configured to house the optical system; and an attachment member including a holding member configured to hold a face of the subject movably in a state where a peripheral site of the subject's eye is in contact with the holding member, a passing part through which an optical axis of the optical system passes being formed in the holding member, and the attachment member configured to be detachable between the housing unit and the subject's eye.

Ophthalmologic apparatus

A surveying instrument comprises a light projecting optical system for projecting a distance measuring light to a predetermined measuring point, a light receiving optical system for receiving a reflected distance measuring light and an infrared light from the measuring point, and an arithmetic control module for controlling a distance measurement and a temperature measurement based on light receiving results of the reflected distance measuring light and the infrared light, and the arithmetic control module measures a distance to the measuring point based on light receiving results of the reflected distance measuring light received by a photodetector of the light receiving optical system, and measures a temperature of the measuring point based on light receiving results of the infrared light received by a temperature sensor of the light receiving optical system.

A method of correcting a measurement value of a laser scanner includes: in a laser scanner including a light emitting unit, a light receiving unit, a distance measuring unit, an optical axis deflecting unit having at least a pair of prisms deflecting a distance measuring light and a reflected distance measuring light, and an emitting direction detecting unit detecting a deflection angle and an emitting direction of the distance measuring light from the optical axis deflecting unit, (a) measuring a distance to a measurement point, (b) detecting rotation angles of the prisms, and (c) obtaining, based on rotation angles of the prisms, a true distance measurement value corrected for a length of an optical path length difference in light emission and/or light reception caused according to the rotation angles of the prisms by subtracting the optical path length difference from a distance measurement value of the distance measuring unit.

Method of correcting measurement value of laser scanner, and device for the method

An optical system of a laser scanner comprising: a light projecting system for projecting a distance measuring light, a scanning mirror for rotatably irradiating the distance measuring light from the light projecting system around a single axis and for making a reflected distance measuring light from an object to be measured enter a light receiving system, a transmission window for accommodating the scanning mirror and through which the distance measuring light and the reflected distance measuring light are transmitted, and a correction optical component for offsetting an optical action of the transmission window, which is provided at least in a middle of an irradiating optical path of the distance measuring light.

Optical system of laser scanner and surveying instrument

The invention provides an electronic distance measuring instrument, which comprises a light projecting optical system for emitting a distance measuring light onto a distance measuring optical axis and a light receiving optical system for leading a reflected distance measuring light to a photodetector, wherein the light projecting optical system has a projection optical axis deflecting unit for deflecting a projection optical axis so that the projection optical axis coincides with a light receiving optical axis, the light receiving optical system has a first light receiving optical axis deflecting unit and a second light receiving optical axis deflecting unit which are arranged on a same plane, the photodetector is arranged on a plane different from the first light receiving optical axis deflecting unit and the second light receiving optical axis deflecting unit.

Electronic distance measuring instrument

The invention provides a spectroscopic instrument, which comprises a projecting optical system for projecting a projecting light emitted from a light source, a photodetecting optical system for receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured and for guiding to a photodetection member, and a spectroscope for detecting a condition of the object to be measured based on the reflection light as received by the photodetection member, wherein the projecting optical system and the photodetecting optical system have a projecting system chromatic aberration decreasing component and a photodetecting system chromatic aberration decreasing component which eliminate chromatic aberrations, respectively.

Spectroscopic instrument

A light source section configured to couple a plurality of laser beams having different wavelengths and emit measuring light; an illuminating section configured to illuminate a measurement target at a predetermined angle; a light receiving section configured to receive reflected measuring light from the measurement target; and a controlling section configured to compute a reflectance at each of the wavelengths, based on a light receiving result. The light source section includes: a first and a second light source configured to emit each laser beams having different wavelengths; and a dichroic mirror disposed in optical axes of the laser beams intersected, configured to combine the laser beams. The light receiving section includes: a first, a second and a third light receiving unit configured to receive the reflected measuring light from different distance. The controlling section is configured to select which of results from each light receiving unit to use.

Crop growth measurement device

A spectroscopic measuring device includes a halogen lamp as a light source, a lens of an irradiating system, a mirror, and a spectrometer. The lens of the irradiating optical system emits light from the halogen lamp to a measurement object. The mirror is an optical member, and the mirror is arranged coaxial with the lens and conducts detecting light between the halogen lamp and the measurement object, to the spectrometer. The spectrometer is an analyzing part and analyzes material of the measurement object on the basis of the light received via the mirror. The light from the halogen lamp to the measurement object passes through the peripheral part of the optical axis of the lens, and the light to be received by the spectrometer passes through the center part of the optical axis of the lens, at the position of the mirror.

Optical Analyzer

The invention provides an electro-optical distance measuring instrument, which comprises a light projecting optical system for projecting a distance measuring light as emitted from a distance measuring light source on a distance measuring optical axis, and a light receiving optical system for receiving a reflected distance measuring light from an object to be measured and for guiding to a light receiving element, wherein the light projecting optical system and the light receiving optical system are disposed so that a projection optical axis and a light receiving optical axis cross each other, an optical path splitting component for reflecting the distance measuring light to a crossing position of the projection optical axis and the light receiving optical axis and for passing through the reflected distance measuring light is provided, and optical path length adjusting components for correcting an optical path length of the reflected distance measuring light are disposed on the optical path of the reflected distance measuring light.

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Tokyo-to, Japan

Taichi Yuasa