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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1976
Alain Lansiart, Gif, FR;
Jean-Claude Gaucher, Versailles, FR;
Jean Lequais, St. Remy les Chevreuse, FR;
Jean-Luc Moretti, St-Maur, FR;
Annick Quettier, Creteil, FR;
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The camera comprises an emitting section and a receiving section which are both located on the surface of a portion of a cylinder. The receiving section consists of juxtaposed and parallel strips located in the central part of the portion of cylinder. The emitting section consists of two groups each constituted by a band of parallel strips which is placed on each side of the receiving section. Each emitter is constituted by a pair of strips having parallel sides each forming part of a directrix of the cylinder. Electronic means are provided for exciting the different emitting strips and collecting the signals received by the different receiving strips.