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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Andreas Eisele, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Bernd Schmidtke, Leonberg, DE;
Ulrich Kallmann, Tuebingen, DE;
Andreas Eisele, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Bernd Schmidtke, Leonberg, DE;
Ulrich Kallmann, Tuebingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a measuring apparatus, in particular a handheld measuring apparatus, for measuring a target object in a multidimensional manner, wherein the distance to individual object points of the target object is sequentially measured, in particular using a phase-measuring system, which apparatus has at least: a transmitting device for emitting optical measuring radiation towards the target object; a receiving device having a detection area for detecting optical measuring radiation returning from the target object; a scanning system for deflecting the optical measuring radiation, and an evaluation device for determining measured distance values. The detection area of the receiving device has a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has at least one SPAD, and wherein each of the plurality of pixels is connected to the evaluation device. The disclosure also relates to a measuring device having such a measuring apparatus.