Laser tracker including a locator camera

Details Laser tracker including a locator camera Laser tracker including a locator camera

2010-09-23

2011-10-18

Lee, Hwa (Department: 2886)

Optics: measuring and testing

By light interference

Using fiber or waveguide interferometer

C356S498000, C356S003010

Reexamination Certificate

active

08040525

ABSTRACT:
A laser tracker includes a first optical system located on a structure and that launches a beam from the structure. The laser tracker also includes a locator camera having a second optical system that includes a lens having a center and a clear aperture through which light may pass. The clear aperture has a clear aperture diameter. The second optical system includes a light source that illuminates a retroreflector, receives light reflected back from the retroreflector and forms an image on a photosensitive array that is converted to a digital data set from which the angular direction of the targets can be determined.

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