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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Yoshikatsu Kuroda, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadayuki Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shin Watanabe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshikatsu Kuroda, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadayuki Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shin Watanabe, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignees:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rays incident upon a plurality of detection plates arranged along a normal direction are detected. A distance between the ray and the ray source is estimated based on the number of counted rays detected by each detection plate, and each interval distance of the detection plates. Moreover, the direction of the source of the ray is estimated based on each image obtained from each detection plate.