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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Sentencia Corporation, Musashino, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kanda, Chofu, JP;
Kazutaka Tateyama, Kitami, JP;
Yasuhiro Harada, Kitami, JP;
Hirokazu Ohmae, Musashino, JP;
Toshiko Miyake, Musashino, JP;
JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, Tokyo, JP;
SENTENCIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a surface condition monitoring apparatus including: a transparent member; a transmission unit including a transmitter that transmits electromagnetic waves from one side of the transparent member toward the other side; and a reception unit including a receiver that detects the electromagnetic waves that enter the one side of the transparent member from the other side, the transmission unit and the reception unit being arranged such that the receiver detects scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, that enter the one side from the other side, the transmission unit being configured to be capable of transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves having different wavelengths, and the reception unit being configured to detect intensities of the scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves at different positions.