Integrated automatic ranging device for optical instruments

Details Integrated automatic ranging device for optical instruments Integrated automatic ranging device for optical instruments

1975-06-30

1977-01-25

Wilbur, Maynard R.

Optics: measuring and testing

Range or remote distance finding

With photodetection

250201, 250578, 354 25, 356 4, G01C 300, G03B 708

Patent

active

040048527

ABSTRACT:
An automatic ranging device for optical instruments focuses two images of at least a portion of the field of view of the instrument on an array of photosensitive cells. The electronic output of the individual cells is related to the intensity of the light impinging thereon. The electronic output corresponding to the first image is compared with the electronic output corresponding to the second image. The relative location of corresponding portions of the first and second images is a measure of the range to the object which is imaged. Electronic circuitry determines the location at which image coincidence occurs and controls the focus of the optical instrument accordingly.

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patent: 3684374 (1972-08-01), Humphrey
patent: 3838275 (1974-09-01), Stauffer
patent: 3846628 (1974-11-01), Towne
patent: 3898676 (1975-08-01), Machida et al.
patent: 3907434 (1975-09-01), Coles
patent: 3945023 (1976-03-01), Stauffer

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