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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo-to, JP;
Inventors:
Fumio Ohtomo, Asaka, JP;
Hitoshi Otani, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kazuki Osaragi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Tetsuji Anai, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON, Tokyo-to, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G01C 15/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial photographing system, comprising a flying vehicle being remotely controlled, a camera () tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal (), a retro-reflector () tilting integrally with the camera, being set in a known relation with the camera and used as an object to be measured, and a total station () for tracking the retro-reflector and for measuring position of the retro-reflector.