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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Christopher John Morcom, Kent, GB;
Christopher John Morcom, Kent, GB;
Instro Precision Limited, Broadstairs, Kent, GB;
Abstract
An imaging system has a transmission system () for transmitting a modulated optical signal and a reception system () for receiving a received optical signal which is a reflected and delayed version of the transmitted signal. The reception system includes a controllable shutter arrangement for allowing reception in a controllable time window. A memory () collects reception data derived from different time windows, and a measure of distance is obtained corresponding to a maximum correlation between the received optical signal and the timing of the controllable time window. Surface profile information is derived from multiple distance measurements. The shutter arrangement enables the distance measurement (and the subsequent profile calculation) to be free from noise from other scattering sources.
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