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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Yoshimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Yoshimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distance measurement apparatus that measures distance to a target by irradiating the target with laser beams and detecting light reflected by the target includes a light projection unit. The distance measurement apparatus also includes a plurality of light emission units to emit a plurality of laser beams onto the target while setting optical paths of the plurality of laser beams radially along a given virtual plane; and a light receiving unit including a plurality of light receivers to receive the plurality of laser beams projected from the light projection unit and reflected by the target.