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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Günter Doemens, Holzkirchen, DE;
Peter Mengel, Eichenau, DE;
Günter Doemens, Holzkirchen, DE;
Peter Mengel, Eichenau, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and devices for recording three-dimensional distance-measuring images of an object surface by measuring light propagation time using a short-term integrated photodetector. For starting a light-induced pulse on the transmission side, a trigger signal is produced that is at the same time used on the receiving side for opening at least one integration window for receiving back-scattered light-induced pulses with a predetermined time delay. A predetermined event such as a maximum or a zero crossing is detected which, by its interval relative to the integration windows, determines a trigger delay. The trigger delay is correlated with the light propagation time and allows calculation of the object point distance d.