Patent ID: 6665055
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G01C,G01S

Abstract:
A light-wave rangefinder using a pulse method, comprising:a light-emitting unit for emitting pulsed measuring luminous flux toward a target to be measured; a light receiving unit for receiving the luminous flux reflected by the target to be measured, and converting the luminous flux into an electric signal; a tuned amplifier for converting the electric signal of the light receiving unit into a damped oscillation waveform; an arithmetic processing means for calculating a distance from a measuring position to a reflecting object on the basis of the damped oscillation waveform of the tuned amplifier; an optical-noise sampling unit for sampling an optical noise produced in the light-wave rangefinder; and an optical-noise storage unit for storing sampling data of the optical-noise sampling unit; wherein said arithmetic processing means reduces a measurement error caused by the optical noise on the basis of the sampling data of the optical-noise storage unit, and thereby calculates a distance, a measurement error of which is reduced.