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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:

Trimble Jena Gmbh, Jena, DE;

Inventor:

Hermann Goering, Jena, DE;

Assignee:

Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01S 7/4812 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01);
Abstract

A distance measuring system comprises a radiation source, a radiation detector, a measuring lens system, a first damping filter, a second damping filter and an actuator. The radiation source is constructed to emit optical radiation and the radiation detector is constructed to detect optical radiation. The measuring lens system is designed to project optical radiation to a target and to conduct optical radiation reflected by the target to the radiation detector. The first damping filter has a constant damping and can be arranged in a beam path between the radiation source and the measuring lens system. The second damping filter has an adjustable damping and can be arranged in a beam path between the measuring lens system and the radiation detector. The actuator is mechanically coupled to the first and also to the second damping filter and is constructed to move the first and the second damping filter in common.


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