Abstract:
A multiple beam path surveying instrument is provided, which possesses an upper part that is rotatable about a vertical axis and which comprises a telescope body that can be swiveled about a tilt axis, with the vertical and tilt axes orthogonally intersecting at an intersection point S. At least two optical arrangements with optical beam paths are set up inside the telescope body. Driving and/or adjustment devices are provided for rotating the upper part about the vertical axis and the telescope body about the tilt axis. Further, measuring systems for determining the rotational angle of the upper part of the survey instrument about the vertical axis and the telescope body about the tilt axis are provided. A computer system may be used to evaluate the measurements, determine, display and/or record the measurement results, as well as to control the driving and adjustment devices for the telescope body and the upper part.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]     This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/446,178, filed May 27, 2003, now allowed, which claims the benefit of Foreign Patent Application Number 102,24,147.3 filed May 27, 2002. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     The present invention is directed to a surveying instrument with multiple beam paths, and in particular, to a surveying instrument with multiple beam paths capable of different functions or different magnification characteristics. The multiple beam paths may be used to produce, for instance, coarse-lock and fine-lock beam paths, and/or camera beam paths.  
         [0003]     In surveying, tacheometers are known, an example of which is referred to as a total station and which represent a combination of a theodolite with vertical and horizontal angle measuring systems and a distance meter. This distance meter is usually integrated into the telescope of the theodolite. A video tacheometer is an instrument that, in addition to the functions of a tacheometer, also comprises at least a video camera.  
         [0004]     From DE-GM 90 07 731, a measuring instrument is known for determining the position of optoelectronically representable spatial points, which includes a measuring head with a target acquisition device and a distance-measuring device. The sighting axes of the target acquisition and distance-measuring devices are accurately aligned with each other and run to the axis of motion of the measuring head at a predetermined angle. In concrete terms, this instrument is equipped with a wide-angle camera and a telecamera placed on the distance meter and uses them as a sighting aid for the distance meter. The sighting axes of these cameras and of the distance meter run parallel and at a certain distance to one another. In other words, there exists a parallax between the axes. The disadvantage here is that the eccentricity of the cameras in relation to the tilt axis (elevation axis) has a negative effect both on the sighting of the distance meter and the angle-measuring device. The parallax needs to be taken into consideration in either case.  
         [0005]     From EP 0 281 518 B1, a telescope for a video theodolite is known, which avoids the disadvantage that the parallax presents for angular measurement. The camera is connected to the telescope through an additional optical system. However, in order to cover any additional instabilities caused by the extra optics, a reference mark must be arranged in the graticule plane of the telescope and imaged via the extra optics. The considerable expenditure on the optical components required and the small field of view resulting from a camera connected to the telescope thus constitute disadvantages.  
         [0006]     The disadvantage of a small field of view has been eliminated in a telescope described in Allgemeine Vermessungsnachrichten, Issue 2, 1993, pages 63 to 65, in connection with  FIG. 3  thereof. Briefly, a switching prism is used to optionally place a second optical system with a shorter focal length in front of a CCD camera, so as to obtain a larger field of view. The second optical system, however, also lies in an eccentric position in relation to the telescope optics. Another disadvantage of this arrangement is the considerable expenditure on the optical components required.  
         [0007]     An article by Feist et al., entitled “Elta S10 und Elta S20 von Zeiss, System-tachymeter einer neuen Generation” published in Vermessungstechnische Rundschau (60), Issues 2 and 3, April 1998, shows in  FIG. 5  thereof, a telescope where the beam paths for an optical telescope, for a distance meter and for fine lock are on the same optical axis, i.e., they are arranged coaxially to each other. Once again, the considerable expenditure on the optical components and assemblies required, as well as the fact that the existing CCD camera cannot be focused represent disadvantages which make any use of it as a video tacheometer impossible.  
         [0008]     Accordingly, it is the primary object of the present invention to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art and to create a surveying instrument with several switchable imaging, measuring and/or observation beam paths. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument that is capable of providing several beam paths at minimal expenditure on optical components, and which allows the switching of beam paths to a position of normal use with high accuracy and in as little time as possible.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0009]     The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of previously known surveying instruments by providing an instrument capable of several switchable imaging, measuring and/or observation beam paths.  
         [0010]     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a surveying instrument is provided in which the optical or sighting axes enclose resultant angles, whose vertices lie at the intersection point of the tilt and vertical axes, or close to it. These individual sighting axes can be set in the telescope body in each position of normal use. For this purpose, two angles, α n  and β n , are required in a general way for each beam path, which represent a relevant relationship to the horizontal and vertical measuring devices of the surveying instrument and relate to the traditional optical axis ZA 0 , being the axis of the telescope in most cases.  
         [0011]     According to another embodiment of the present invention, a multiple beam path surveying instrument is provided in which the optical or sighting axes of the optical arrangement run vertically to the tilt axis. In such an instrument, the optical or sighting axes of the optical arrangement lie in a plane that is orthogonal to the tilt axis. As a result, setting the various optical arrangements in a desired direction can be easily achieved by swiveling the telescope body about the tilt axis.  
         [0012]     According to another embodiment of the present invention, a surveying instrument is provided in which the optical or sighting axes of the optical arrangement can enclose angles with the tilt axis which are different from 90° and whose vertices lie at the intersection point of the vertical and tilt axes. In an instrument of this type, the optical or sighting axes of the optical arrangement necessarily do not lie in a single plane. Setting the various optical arrangements in a desired direction is generally achieved by rotating an upper part of the survey instrument about the vertical axis, and by rotating the telescope body about the tilt axis.  
         [0013]     Accordingly, it constitutes an advantage, especially for a video tacheometer or a video theodolite, if the telescope body is provided with a telescope beam path, at least one camera beam path with an objective and a matrix receiver element, and/or a minimum of one additional optical arrangement that projects collimating or light marks on a target or object. Among other things, the light marks or signals projected this way can serve to transmit information between the measuring and target spots. A distance-measuring arrangement can also be set up inside the telescope body.  
         [0014]     With a view to ensuring that the individual optical arrangements are accurately set in a desired target position by rotating the telescope body about the tilt axis and/or rotating the upper part of the survey instrument about the vertical axis, it is of particular advantage if the optical and sighting axes of the individual optical arrangements enclose fixed angles α n  to each other, with n=1; 2; 3 . . . (where n is an integer greater than zero).  
         [0015]     In order to allow the precise and also the controlled setting and alignment of the optical axes of the optical arrangements in a desired target position by pivoting the telescope body about the tilt axis and/or rotating the upper part of the survey instrument about the vertical axis, manual operating devices or computer-controlled driving and adjustment devices are provided as well. Accordingly, it is of advantage if the optical arrangements can, by means of the driving devices, be set manually or in a computer-controlled manner to positions that differ from one another by the angle α n .  
         [0016]     Further, it is equally advantageous and something that can be achieved with little technical effort if suitable mechanical arresters are provided for positioning and fixing the optical arrangements in a desired target position. To this effect, such an arrester is to be provided for each of these sighting axes ZA 1  to ZA n . Locking devices or suitable mechanical stops, detents for example, could be provided between the support and the telescope body as advantageous mechanical arresters, with those locking devices and stops being adjustable and lockable in relation to the telescope body or the support.  
         [0017]     In order to ensure fast and accurate and computer-controlled adjustment of the various optical arrangements in the desired target position, it is advantageous if electric switching means are assigned to each sighting axis, which then switch off the driving device rotating the telescope body about the tilt axis and/or the upper part of the survey instrument about the vertical axis once the optical arrangements have arrived at the desired target position. Like the driving and adjustment devices, the electric switching means can be directly controlled by the computer. The angles α n  and β n , or analog data are then stored in the computer and can be used to control the driving and adjustment devices accordingly. The angles, identified by α n  and β n , represent a reference to the horizontal and vertical angle-measuring device of the instrument and relate to the traditional optical or sighting axis ZA 0 .  
         [0018]     According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a surveying instrument is provided that includes several optical or sighting axes that intersect at an intersection point of a tilt axis and a vertical axis of the instrument. The sighting axes enclose resultant angles, with the vertices of those angles located at the intersection point or close to it. Using a motorized or mechanical surveying instrument, the individual sighting axes can be set to the relevant position of normal use. For this purpose, α n  and β n  may be required in a general way for each beam path. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0019]     The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention can be best understood when read in conjunction with the following drawings, where like structure is indicated with like reference numerals, and in which:  
         [0020]      FIG. 1   a  is a schematic representation of the position of the vertical, tilt and sighting axes to each other in a perspective view, with the sighting axes running vertically to the tilt axis;  
         [0021]      FIG. 1   b  is a schematic representation of the position of the sighting axes in the plane vertical to the tilt axis;  
         [0022]      FIG. 1   c  is a schematic representation of the position of the sighting axes in an alternative sighting done through a sighting axis other than in  FIG. 1   b;    
         [0023]      FIG. 1   d  illustrates several exemplary sighting axes in a three dimensional coordinate space to demonstrate the relationship of each sighting axis with relation to the tilt and vertical axes of a surveying instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0024]      FIG. 2  is a schematic representation of the angular positions of the sighting axes where the sighting axes and the tilt axis lie in one plane;  
         [0025]      FIG. 3  is a schematic representation of the position of the vertical, tilt and sighting axes with respect to each other, with the sighting axes forming an angle with the tilt axis that is unequal to 90°;  
         [0026]      FIG. 4  is a simplified front view of a surveying instrument;  
         [0027]      FIG. 5  is a side view of the surveying instrument shown in  FIG. 4 ;  
         [0028]      FIG. 6  is a schematic representation of the position of the vertical, tilt and sighting axes with respect to each other showing additional exemplary sighting axes than those shown in  FIG. 3 ;  
         [0029]      FIG. 7  illustrates a surveying instrument with several exemplary sighting axes projecting in a three dimensional coordinate space where a first one of the sighting axes is directed towards a target; and  
         [0030]      FIG. 8  illustrates the surveying instrument of  FIG. 7  where a second one of the sighting axes is directed towards the target. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0031]      FIG. 1   a  shows the relative positions of several individual axes according to an embodiment of the present invention, which are of significance for taking measurements using a surveying instrument, such as a theodolite or tacheometer. A vertical axis StA is shown oriented substantially vertically, or lengthwise with respect to the page. A tilt axis KA is shown orthogonal to the vertical axis StA and is oriented substantially horizontally, or widthwise with respect to the page. Referring briefly to  FIG. 1   d  the upper part of the surveying instrument is rotatable about the vertical axis StA. The tilt axis KA is located in the upper part of the surveying instrument and runs orthogonally to the vertical axis StA. The telescope body of the survey instrument is thus swivelable about the tilt axis Ka. Referring back to  FIG. 1   a  the optical axes of different optical arrangements in the surveying instrument that form the sighting axes ZA n  (n=0; 1; 2; . . . ) intersect at a common intersection point S. As can be seen from  FIG. 1   a  and even better from  FIG. 1   b,  the three sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2  illustrated stand vertically on the tilt axis KA. The right angles, which the sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2  form with the tilt axis, are highlighted by a dot in  FIG. 1   a. The angles α   n  (n=1, 2, . . . ), which enclose the neighboring sighting axes ZA 0  and ZA 1  or ZA 0  and ZA 2 , are marked α 1  and α 2 . The vertices of these angles α 1  and α 2  lie at the common intersection point S.  
         [0032]     In the following discussion, the angles α n  are looked at first, with the angles β n (reference to the vertical angle measuring device) being considered zero. This means, a special case is being described here where all optical axes or sighting axes run vertically to the tilt axis KA and are, therefore, in one plane, on which the tilt axis stands vertically. In  FIG. 1   b,  V 0  to V 2  denote vertical angles. In surveying, the vertical angle is the angle between the zenith of the instrument and the object point lying in the vertical plane and is sighted through a sighting axis. The orientation of the vertical angle measuring system in a surveying instrument is defined in such a way that a vertical angle V 0  of 90° (100 gon) is obtained when an object point lying in the horizon is being sighted ( FIG. 1   b ).  
         [0033]     If there are several optical or sighting axes in the surveying instrument which, as shown in  FIG. 1   b,  run orthogonally to the tilt axis KA and intersect at the intersection point S, the following angle relationships can be deduced: 
 
 V   1   =V   0 +α 1    [1]
 
 V   2   =V   0 −α 2    [2]
 
         [0034]     Therefore, the sights of the optical or sighting axes ZA 1  and ZA 2  lie at the vertical angles V 1  and V 2 , with the object point P being observed with respect to the sighting axis ZA 0  at the angle V 0 . If the object point P is to be sighted with a different optical arrangement of the surveying instrument, the vertical angle V 0  must be reset on the vertical divided circle of the instrument. Accordingly, the following relationship can be derived for sighting with the sighting axis ZA 1  ( FIG. 1   c ): 
 
 V   0new   =V   0old −α 1    [3]
 
         [0035]     The sights of the optical or sighting axes ZA 1  and ZA 2  equally result from the relationships [1] and [2]. If a changeover from the currently used sighting axis ZA 1  to the sighting axis ZA 2  is to be effected, the angle α 1  must be added according to the relationship [3].  
         [0036]     In a general form, the relationships can be described as follows. The vertical angle V 0  is in the position i on the vertical divided circle, and one observes an object point P using the optical or sighting axis ZA n . If a different optical arrangement of the surveying instrument is to be used for an observation, i.e., another sighting axis is to be switched on, a new vertical angle V results at the position i+1, namely, V 0i+1 =V 0,1 −α n,m .  
         [0037]     This also results in new vertical angles at which the sights of the other optical or sighting axes lie. Then, the general relationship reads as follows: 
 
 V   m,i+1   =   0,i+1 +α n,m    [4]
 
         [0038]     The parameter n corresponds to the activated optical or sighting axis ZA n , and the angle α n,m  is known and corresponds to the angle between the sighting axis m being switched off and on. This angle is to be inserted in the general form [4] with the correct algebraic sign.  
         [0039]     Considerations analogous to those made with respect to the vertical angle V n  are undertaken for the optical arrangements with their optical or sighting axes ZA n , which lie in the same plane as the tilt axis, i.e., the tilt axis KA itself lies in this plane and the optical axes or the sighting axes ZA n  do not exclusively stand vertically on the tilt axis KA. Here, the angles β n  are considered. For the sake of simplicity, this is done for the case when the angles α n  are zero. For this reason, the angles β n  are being related to the horizontal angle Hz n .  FIG. 2  shows these angular relationships in a plan view on a horizontal divided circle.  
         [0040]     In an analogous manner to the above description with reference to  FIGS. 1   b  and  1   c,  the following relationship results in a general form for an object point on the horizontal divided circle observed at a horizontal angle Hz 0  at the position i when there is a changeover to another optical or sighting axis: 
 
 Hz   0,i+1   =Hz   0,i −β n,m    [5]. 
 
         [0041]     The following equation then results for the direction of an optical or sighting axis ZA m  at the position Hz 0,i+1 : 
 
 Hz   m,i+1   =Hz   0,i+1 +β n,m    [6]. 
 
         [0042]     Since the angles β n  have the same effect as a side collimation error, the above equations apply, strictly speaking, only to a sight that lies in the horizon. If work is performed at a vertical angle other than 90° (100 gon), corrections must be made that are known in surveying. In so doing, it is assumed that the optical or sighting axis ZA 0  stands vertically on the vertical axis StA and is not subject to a side collimation error.  
         [0043]     Accordingly, the formulas applicable to the general case read as follows: 
 
 Hz   0,i+1   =Hz   0,1 −β n,m /sin( V )   [7] and 
 
 Hz   m,i+1   =Hz   0,i+1 −β n,m /sin( V )   [8]. 
 
         [0044]      FIG. 3  shows the position of the sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2 , which form angles with tilt axis KA that are not equal to 90° and whose vertices lie at the intersection point of vertical axis StA and tilt axis KA. The angles β 0  to β 2  are angles that can be produced by rotating the upper part about the vertical axis StA. The angles V 0  to V 2 , again, denote vertical angles, which the sighting axes ZA 0  and ZA 2  form with the vertical axis StA. The sighting axes can be aligned with a target by properly rotating the upper part at an angle β, which is dependent on the vertical angle V, about the vertical axis StA and by setting a relevant angle about the tilt axis KA for the telescope body. The angle at which the target object is located in relation to the plumb-line direction, as seen from the surveying instrument, is regarded as the vertical angle V.  
         [0045]     If one proceeds, as depicted in  FIG. 3  in simplified form, from an arbitrary arrangement of the optical or sighting axes and stipulate as the only condition that the sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2  intersect at the intersection point S of vertical axis StA and tilt axis KA, the connection of the optical axes with the angle-measuring devices of the surveying instrument can be described by a relevant combination of the angles αand β.  
         [0046]     Referring to  FIG. 6 , another view is provided which shows the sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2 , which form angles with tilt axis KA that are not equal to 90° and whose vertices lie at the intersection point of vertical axis StA and tilt axis KA. As illustrated, the vertical axis StA is oriented substantially vertically to the page. The tilt axis KA is illustrated as a plane orthogonal to the vertical axis StA. The sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2  are projected in the three dimensional coordinate space defined by the vertical axis StA and the tilt axis KA, and intersect at a common intersection point S.  
         [0047]     In order to effect the changeover from an optical arrangement n for an object point P to another optical arrangement m, a change of direction in the vertical line from V 0,1  to V 0,i+1  is required. The following relationship applies: 
 
 V   0,i+1   =V   0,1 −α n,m    [9]. 
 
         [0048]     By way of analogy, the relevant optical or sighting axis m appears at the vertical angle 
 
 V   m,i+1   =V   0,i+1 +α n,m    [10]. 
 
         [0049]     Consequently, the following applies to the horizontal direction Hz 0,i+1  to be set: 
 
 Hz   0,i+1   =Hz   ,01 −β n,m /sin( V   m,i+1 )   [11]. 
 
         [0050]     The horizontal direction, in which the object point P is seen with the sighting axis ZA m , corresponds to the relationship 
 
 Hz   m,i+1   =Hz   0,i+1 +β n,m /sin( V   m,i+1 )   [12]. 
 
         [0051]     The angles α n,m  and β n,m  represent the angles between an optical or a sighting axis n and another optical or sighting axis m in each of their horizontal and vertical components.  
         [0052]     Referring to  FIG. 4 , a surveying instrument, for example, a video tacheometer, a theodolite or any other instrument used in geodetic surveying for measuring angles or distances is shown in a simplified fashion. The surveying instrument comprises a fixable lower part mostly attached to a tripod  1 , which is equipped with a tribrach  2  with foot screws  3  for fastening and leveling the instrument. A push-on sleeve for receiving a positive centering system is known to be used with such surveying instruments, but is not shown for the sake of simplicity. The surveying instrument also includes a system of vertical axes  4  with a horizontal circle  5  and a gear wheel  6  of a horizontal drive  7 .  
         [0053]     An upper part  8  of the surveying instrument is mounted in bearings  9  and  10  so that it can be pivoted about a vertical axis StA, and is placed on the system of vertical axes  4 . The rotatable upper part  8  includes, among other things, a support  11  and a telescope body  13 , which comprises a telescope  12  and is swivelable about the tilt axis KA owing to journals  14  and  15  mounted in bearings  16 ;  17  located in the support  11 .  
         [0054]     As demonstrated in  FIG. 5 , the telescope  12  comprises an objective  12   a,  a focusing element  12   b,  an image inversion system  12   c  and an eyepiece  12   d  with a graticule  12   e.  The optical axis  18  of the telescope  12  is equally a sighting axis ZA 1 , which is directed at an object (target). Apart from the telescope  12 , further optical arrangements implementing optical beam paths are provided, such as an illuminating beam path  19  with objective  19   a,  deflecting element  19   b  and light source  19   c,  as well as a CCD camera  20  with imaging lens  20   a  and matrix receiver element  20   b,  whose optical axes  21  and  22  form additional sighting axes ZA 2  and ZA 3 . The deflecting element  19   b  deflects the beam path  19 . With such an illuminating beam path  19 , information can be exchanged, for instance, between the measuring spot (place where the surveying instrument is located) and the target spot (position of the target) or a collimating mark can be projected onto the target spot. It should be mentioned briefly at this point that an optical arrangement for a coudé optical beam can also be placed inside the telescope body. Notably, the optical axes  18 ,  21  and  22  or the straight extension  21   a  of the optical axis  21  going through the objectives  12   a,    19   a  and  20   a  run through the common intersection point S, which lies at the intersection point of vertical axis StA and tilt axis KA.  
         [0055]     In a simplified manner,  FIG. 5  illustrates a surveying instrument where the optical axes  18 ,  21  and  22 , which correspond to the sighting axes ZA 1  to ZA 3 , run vertically to the tilt axis KA. Surveying instruments with optical arrangements inside a telescope body, whose optical or sighting axes intersect the tilt axis KA at angles other than 90° are equally conceivable, however, so long as the optical or sighting axes ZA 1 ; ZA 2  ( FIG. 2 ) intersect the tilt axis KA at the intersection point S or close to it.  
         [0056]     Further, the surveying instrument comprises adjustment devices  23  and  24  for manually adjusting the telescope body  13  about the tilt axis KA and the upper part  8  about the vertical axis StA.  
         [0057]     These adjustment devices  23  and  24  can effect the relevant mechanical rotation of the telescope body  13  and the upper part  8  in the well-known way. It is an advantage, however, if the adjustment devices  23  and  24  only act on the vertical drive  25  or the horizontal drive  7  via transducers (not shown herein), with the aid of a computer  26 . Motorized tacheometer drives of this type are known. Essentially, the computer  26  reads a measuring system  27  for the horizontal angle Hz, and a measuring system  28  for the vertical angle V. The computer  26  further controls the motors for the horizontal drive  7  and the vertical drive  25  on the basis of the angles Hz picked up by a transducer  27 ′ and the angle V identified by an angular-motion transducer  28 ′, so that certain angles are set. The certain angles may, for instance, have been predetermined by the adjustment devices  23  and  24 .  
         [0058]     The angles are set according to the relationships defined above, so that the relevant angle is adjusted when a new optical axis (sighting axis ZA) is set for a given target position and is kept at the desired value by the motorized drive. This can also be done in a simple manner by switching means (not shown), which switch off the drive in question when the desired angle is reached. On the other hand, a known control loop, through which the computer  26  keeps the desired angle constant, can also be provided.  
         [0059]     The computer  26 , which also controls the horizontal drive  7  and the vertical drive  25 , is located in the upper part  8  and swivels the telescope body  13  about the tilt axis KA (rotation of the telescope body about the tilt axis). Using the computer  26 , the measured values can be processed and the measurement results can be determined, displayed and recorded. Also, the angles corresponding to the various target positions or sighting axes ZA can be stored in the memory of the computer  26 . An optical arrangement can then be set from one target position to another by a relevant command.  
         [0060]     Owing to the motorized computer-controlled adjustment of the telescope body  13  and/or the upper part  8 , easy automatic switching between the various optical arrangements is possible.  
         [0061]     As a matter of principle, mechanical arresters, for example, taking the form of a locking device or suitable mechanical stops such as detents, can also be provided for positioning and fixing the optical arrangements at a desired target position. For this purpose, one or more of those arresters are arranged between the support  11  and the telescope body  13  for each of these sighting axes ZA. The above mechanical arrestors can be constructed in such a way that they are adjustable and lockable in relation to the telescope body  13 .  
         [0062]     Referring to  FIG. 7 , one example of the use of a survey instrument according to at least one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The survey instrument has a plurality of sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2 . As shown, the sighting axis ZA 1  is directed towards a target. Referring to  FIG. 8 , the same survey instrument shown in  FIG. 7  is again illustrated, however, the sighting axes ZA 0  to ZA 2  have been reoriented on the survey instrument such that now the sighting axis ZA 2  is directed towards the target.  
       LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS  
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           1  Tripod  
           2  Tribrach  
           3  Foot Screws  
           4  System of Vertical Axes  
           5  Horizontal Circle  
           6  Gear Wheel  
           7  Horizontal Drive  
           8  Upper Part  
           9 , 10  Bearings  
           11  Support  
           12  Telescope  
           12   a  Objective  
           12   b  Focusing Element  
           12   c  Image Inversion System  
           12   d  Eyepiece  
           12   e  Graticule  
           13  Telescope Body  
           14 ,  15  Journals  
           16 ,  17  Bearings  
           18  Optical Axis  
           19  Illuminating Beam Path  
           19   a  Objective  
           19   b  Deflecting Element  
           19   c  Light Source  
           18  CCD Camera  
           20   a  Imaging Lens  
           20   b  Matrix Receiver Element  
           21 ,  22  Optical Axes  
           21   a  Straight Extension  
           23 ,  24  Adjustment Devices  
           25  Vertical Drive  
           26  Computer  
           27 ,  28  Measuring Systems  
           27 ′ Transducer  
           28 ′ Angular-Motion Transducer  
          α, β Angles  
          Hz Horizontal Angle  
          KA Tilt Axis  
          P Object Point  
          S Intersection Point  
          StA Vertical Axis  
          V Vertical Angle  
          ZA Sighting Axis  
       
     
         [0106]     Having described the invention in detail and by reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.