The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Hitachi-lg Data Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Norimoto Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an omnidirectional distance measuring device that covers a wide detection range and does not require adjustment of each of the detection areas of a plurality of distance measuring sensors. In the omnidirectional distance measuring device, a plurality of distance measuring sensors that measure a distance to a target are disposed radially around a central axis so as to be close to each other. The plurality of distance measuring sensors are integrally configured such that a detection center direction of each of the plurality of distance measuring sensors is inclined by a predetermined angle from a plane perpendicular to the central axis. As the distance measuring sensor, a TOF sensor that measures a distance based on a flight time of light or a stereo camera that measures a distance using parallax of a pair of cameras is used.