TRACKER OF A SURVEYING APPARATUS FOR TRACKING A TARGET

    公开(公告)号:US20230050812A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17974305

    申请日:2022-10-26

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    IPC分类号: G01S17/66 H04N5/235 G01C11/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a tracker and a surveying apparatus comprising the tracker, which improve the reliability of tracking a target. The tracker comprises a first imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a first image of a scene including the target; a second imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a second image of a scene including the target; a control unit to receive a timing signal indicating a time duration during which an illumination illuminating the target in the scene is switched on and off, control the first imaging region to take the first image of the scene when the timing signal indicates that the illumination unit is switched on, and control the second imaging region to take the second image when the illumination is switched off; and a read out unit configured to read out the first image from the first imaging region and the second image from the second imaging region and to obtain a difference image.

    SCANNING SURVEYING SYSTEM
    12.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210389430A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17212341

    申请日:2021-03-25

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    摘要: A scanning surveying system comprises a base 5, an alidade 3 mounted on the base, a first motor 6 to rotate the alidade about a first axis 9, a rotating mirror 21 rotatable about a second axis 16, a second motor 23 to rotate the mirror. An optical distance measuring unit 11 is configured to direct measuring light onto the rotating mirror such that it is reflected towards objects and to receive measuring light back from these objects via the rotating mirror. The system further comprises a camera 81 and a controller for controlling the first motor based on the images recorded by the camera such that the measuring light is reflected from the rotating mirror in a direction corresponding to a selected location within the image.

    SURVEYING SYSTEM HAVING A ROTATING MIRROR
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200264282A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16601432

    申请日:2019-10-14

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    IPC分类号: G01S7/481 G01S17/89 G01S17/02

    摘要: A surveying system comprises a controller; a support; a mounting structure mounted on the support, wherein the mounting structure is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support; a first motor to rotate the mounting structure relative to the support; a first mirror mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the first mirror is rotatable relative to the mounting structure about a second axis, wherein the second axis substantially coincides with the first axis; a second motor to rotate the first mirror relative to the mounting structure; and a first light source configured to direct a light beam onto the first mirror.

    Determination of a measurement error
    14.
    发明授权
    Determination of a measurement error 有权
    确定测量误差

    公开(公告)号:US09563952B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-07

    申请号:US14253082

    申请日:2014-04-15

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    摘要: For swift and secure determination of a measurement error a first digital image is obtained using an image sensor, wherein a line of sight of an optical arrangement is oriented in a first face direction. A characteristic image area in the first digital image on an image sensor is determined. A second digital image is then taken with a line of sight of the image sensor oriented in a second face and the characteristic image area defined in the first image is searched in the second digital image, the first or the second digital image is rotated in the image plane by 180° . Then in the second digital image the position of the characteristic image area is determined. And offset between the characteristic image area in the first digital image and the characteristic image area in the second digital image is determined.

    摘要翻译: 为了快速且安全地确定测量误差,使用图像传感器获得第一数字图像,其中光学装置的视线朝向第一面部方向。 确定图像传感器上的第一数字图像中的特征图像区域。 然后以第二面中的图像传感器的视线拍摄第二数字图像,并且在第二数字图像中搜索在第一图像中定义的特征图像区域,第一或第二数字图像在 图像平面180°。 然后在第二数字图像中确定特征图像区域的位置。 并且确定第一数字图像中的特征图像区域和第二数字图像中的特征图像区域之间的偏移。

    Tracker of a surveying apparatus for tracking a target

    公开(公告)号:US11802966B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17974305

    申请日:2022-10-26

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    IPC分类号: G01S17/66 G01C11/06 H04N23/74

    CPC分类号: G01S17/66 G01C11/06 H04N23/74

    摘要: The present invention relates to a tracker and a surveying apparatus comprising the tracker, which improve the reliability of tracking a target. The tracker comprises a first imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a first image of a scene including the target; a second imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a second image of a scene including the target; a control unit to receive a timing signal indicating a time duration during which an illumination illuminating the target in the scene is switched on and off, control the first imaging region to take the first image of the scene when the timing signal indicates that the illumination unit is switched on, and control the second imaging region to take the second image when the illumination is switched off; and a read out unit configured to read out the first image from the first imaging region and the second image from the second imaging region and to obtain a difference image.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230168354A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US17973305

    申请日:2022-10-25

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    IPC分类号: G01S7/497 G01S17/87 G01S17/08

    摘要: A method for aligning two surveying instruments in a common space in a process that uses an autocollimation of a collimated light beam transmitted by a first surveying instrument and reflected by a second surveying instrument. In the alignment process, the first surveying instrument may emit a collimated light beam towards the second the surveying instrument and receive a reflection of the collimated light beam from the second surveying instrument in an autocollimator. The reflection may be generated for example by a mirror at the second surveying instrument. When the light beam is reflected such that autocollimation of the collimated light beam is achieved at the first surveying instrument, the first and second surveying instruments are in a predetermined positional relation with respect to one another. With a known predetermined positional relation between the reflecting mirror and the line of sight of the second surveying instrument, measurements by both surveying instruments can be made in a common coordinate system.

    Surveying instrument and method of calibrating a survey instrument

    公开(公告)号:US11566897B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16829992

    申请日:2020-03-25

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    IPC分类号: G01C15/00 G01C25/00 G01C1/02

    摘要: A surveying instrument comprises a base; an alidade rotatable about a first axis relative to the base; and an optical measuring instrument having a measuring axis rotatable about a second axis relative to the alidade. A beam path can be provided for a light beam using components including a light source, lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, and a position-sensitive detector. The surveying can be calibrated by performing plural measurements at different orientations of the alidade relative to the base and different orientations of the measuring instrument relative to the alidade using the above components.

    Tracker of a surveying apparatus for tracking a target

    公开(公告)号:US11493632B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16567723

    申请日:2019-09-11

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    发明人: Michael Vogel

    IPC分类号: G01S17/66 G01C11/06 H04N5/235

    摘要: The present invention relates to a tracker and a surveying apparatus comprising the tracker, which improve the reliability of tracking a target. The tracker comprises a first imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a first image of a scene including the target; a second imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a second image of a scene including the target; a control unit to receive a timing signal indicating a time duration during which an illumination illuminating the target in the scene is switched on and off, control the first imaging region to take the first image of the scene when the timing signal indicates that the illumination unit is switched on, and control the second imaging region to take the second image when the illumination is switched off; and a read out unit configured to read out the first image from the first imaging region and the second image from the second imaging region and to obtain a difference image.

    OPTICAL SURVEYING INSTRUMENT WITH MOVABLE MIRROR

    公开(公告)号:US20210285766A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17197642

    申请日:2021-03-10

    申请人: Trimble Jena GmbH

    IPC分类号: G01C15/00

    摘要: An optical surveying instrument is provided with an optical arrangement that includes at least one lens and the viewing element defining a viewing direction in the field of view. The distance measurement unit emits light beam towards the field of view and measured the distance to an object in the field of view based on a reflection of the light beam from the object. A movable mirror is arranged to direct the light beam towards the object and a mirror control unit is provided for reading calibration values from a calibration value memory and for moving the movable mirror using the calibration values to adjust the direction of the light beam to be aligned with the viewing direction.

    Method and apparatus for assigning measuring points to a set of fixed points

    公开(公告)号:US10788322B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US13945796

    申请日:2013-07-18

    申请人: TRIMBLE Jena GmbH

    摘要: Assigning measuring points to fixed points includes calculating fixed point distances between fixed points in a fixed point coordinate system; determining coordinates of measuring points in a measuring point coordinate system; calculating measuring point distances between the measuring points; comparing at least two measuring point distances with the fixed point distances and identifying at least two pairs each consisting of a measuring point distance and a fixed point distance; determining a reference point in the measuring point coordinate system or in the fixed point coordinate system; determining first and second reference point parameters of the measuring points or fixed points corresponding to the pairs; determining second reference point parameters of the fixed points corresponding to the pairs in the fixed point coordinate system; identifying correspondences between the first reference point parameters and the second reference point parameters and assigning the corresponding measuring points to the corresponding fixed points.