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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H03G 7/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); H03G 11/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); H03G 7/08 (2013.01); H03G 11/02 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4433 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a distance-measuring device and a method thereof. The distance-measuring device detects light reflected by an object and converts the light into electrical signals, outputs a saturation signal equal to or greater than a reference value from among the electrical signals, detects a peak using the saturation signal, and measures a distance to the object using the peak.