公开(公告)号：US07638757B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US12198718

申请日：2008-08-26

申请人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

发明人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

IPC分类号： G02B26/08

CPC分类号： G02B17/0824

摘要： An optical detection apparatus includes a housing having a circumferential opening therein. A primary mirror reflects light rays to form a first set of light rays to a secondary mirror that has a generally concave shape coupled to the housing. A tertiary mirror having a generally concave shape coupled to the housing spaced apart from the secondary mirror directs light to detection optics that form an image using the third set of light rays. The detection optics include a micro-mirror array that redirect the image to a detector. A controller controls the micro-mirror array and determines an event characteristic based upon the image thereon.

摘要翻译： 光学检测装置包括其中具有周向开口的壳体。 初级反射镜反射光线以形成第二组反射镜的第一组光线，其具有与外壳相连的大致凹形形状。 具有大致凹形形状的第三反射镜，其与从第二反射镜间隔开的壳体连接，将光引导到使用第三组光线形成图像的检测光学器件。 检测光学器件包括将图像重定向到检测器的微镜阵列。 控制器控制微镜阵列并基于其上的图像确定事件特性。

公开(公告)号：US07432498B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US11164414

申请日：2005-11-22

申请人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

发明人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

IPC分类号： G02B26/08

CPC分类号： G02B17/0824

摘要： An optical detection apparatus includes a housing having a circumferential opening therein. A primary mirror reflects light rays to form a first set of light rays to a secondary mirror that has a generally concave shape coupled to the housing. A tertiary mirror having a generally concave shape coupled to the housing spaced apart from the secondary mirror directs light to detection optics that form an image using the third set of light rays. The detection optics include a micro-mirror array that redirect the image to a detector. A controller controls the micro-mirror array and determines an event characteristic based upon the image thereon.

摘要翻译： 光学检测装置包括其中具有周向开口的壳体。 初级反射镜反射光线以形成第二组反射镜的第一组光线，其具有与外壳相连的大致凹形形状。 具有大致凹形形状的第三反射镜，其与从第二反射镜间隔开的壳体连接，将光引导到使用第三组光线形成图像的检测光学器件。 检测光学器件包括将图像重定向到检测器的微镜阵列。 控制器控制微镜阵列并基于其上的图像确定事件特性。

公开(公告)号：US20080315075A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12198718

申请日：2008-08-26

申请人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

发明人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

IPC分类号： G01D5/30

CPC分类号： G02B17/0824

摘要： An optical detection apparatus includes a housing having a circumferential opening therein. A primary mirror reflects light rays to form a first set of light rays to a secondary mirror that has a generally concave shape coupled to the housing. A tertiary mirror having a generally concave shape coupled to the housing spaced apart from the secondary mirror directs light to detection optics that form an image using the third set of light rays. The detection optics include a micro-mirror array that redirect the image to a detector. A controller controls the micro-mirror array and determines an event characteristic based upon the image thereon.

摘要翻译： 光学检测装置包括其中具有周向开口的壳体。 初级反射镜反射光线以形成第二组反射镜的第一组光线，其具有与外壳相连的大致凹形形状。 具有大致凹形形状的第三反射镜，其与从第二反射镜间隔开的壳体连接，将光引导到使用第三组光线形成图像的检测光学器件。 检测光学器件包括将图像重定向到检测器的微镜阵列。 控制器控制微镜阵列并基于其上的图像确定事件特性。

公开(公告)号：US20080149817A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US11164414

申请日：2005-11-22

申请人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

发明人： Barbara A. Capron ,  Philip E. Cassady ,  Dennis G. Koshinz ,  Jonathan Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Fong Shi ,  Minas H. Tanielian

IPC分类号： H01J40/14

CPC分类号： G02B17/0824

摘要： An optical detection apparatus includes a housing having a circumferential opening therein. A primary mirror reflects light rays to form a first set of light rays to a secondary mirror that has a generally concave shape coupled to the housing. A tertiary mirror having a generally concave shape coupled to the housing spaced apart from the secondary mirror directs light to detection optics that form an image using the third set of light rays. The detection optics include a micro-mirror array that redirect the image to a detector. A controller controls the micro-mirror array and determines an event characteristic based upon the image thereon.

摘要翻译： 光学检测装置包括其中具有周向开口的壳体。 初级反射镜反射光线以形成第二组反射镜的第一组光线，其具有与外壳相连的大致凹形形状。 具有大致凹形形状的第三反射镜，其与从第二反射镜间隔开的壳体连接，将光引导到使用第三组光线形成图像的检测光学器件。 检测光学器件包括将图像重定向到检测器的微镜阵列。 控制器控制微镜阵列并基于其上的图像确定事件特性。

公开(公告)号：US5589928A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-31

申请号：US299714

申请日：1994-09-01

申请人： W. Randall Babbitt ,  John A. Bell ,  Barbara A. Capron ,  Peter J. deGroot ,  Ronald L. Hagman ,  John A. McGarvey ,  William D. Sherman ,  Paul F. Sjoholm

发明人： W. Randall Babbitt ,  John A. Bell ,  Barbara A. Capron ,  Peter J. deGroot ,  Ronald L. Hagman ,  John A. McGarvey ,  William D. Sherman ,  Paul F. Sjoholm

IPC分类号： G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/491 ,  G01S17/36 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01B11/02 ,  G01C3/00

CPC分类号： G01S17/36 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/491 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S7/4812

摘要： The invention performs coordinate measurement employing multiple-frequency intensity-modulated laser radar. A laser diode source is intensity modulated by variation of its excitation current. Its output beam is directed to a target using scanning mirrors or other opto-mechanical means, and the light returned from the target is detected. The modulation frequency is alternated between two or more values, creating a dataset of several relative phase measurements that uniquely determine the distance to the target without ambiguity. A device for carrying out such a method includes a laser whose output is modulated by a high frequency signal generator, optics for directing the output signal to the target to a detector, a signal generator which generates reference signals offset in frequency from the intensity modulation frequencies by a predetermined amount; mixers for combining the return signals with the reference signals to form a first set of intermediate frequency signals, and for combining the modulation signals with the reference signals to form a second set of intermediate frequency signals, and a computer which calculates phase differences between the output beam and the return signals for each modulation frequency from the intermediate frequencies, and determines the distance to the target from the phase differences.

摘要翻译： 本发明采用多频强度调制激光雷达进行坐标测量。 激光二极管源通过其激励电流的变化进行强度调制。 其输出光束使用扫描镜或其他光学机械装置被引导到目标，并且检测从目标返回的光。 调制频率在两个或更多个值之间交替，创建几个相对相位测量的数据集，其唯一地确定到目标​​的距离而不含歧义。 用于执行这种方法的装置包括其输出由高频信号发生器调制的激光器，用于将输出信号引导到目标到检测器的光学器件;信号发生器，其产生频率偏离强度调制频率的参考信号 预定量; 混合器，用于将返回信号与参考信号组合以形成第一组中频信号，并且用于将调制信号与参考信号组合以形成第二组中频信号;以及计算机，其计算输出之间的相位差 波束和来自中频的每个调制频率的返回信号，并且从相位差确定到目标​​的距离。

公开(公告)号：US20100141932A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-10

申请号：US12706487

申请日：2010-02-16

申请人： Jonathan M. Saint Clair ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  David C. Soreide ,  William D. Sherman

发明人： Jonathan M. Saint Clair ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  David C. Soreide ,  William D. Sherman

IPC分类号： G01B11/24

CPC分类号： G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/026 ,  G01B11/245

摘要： Systems and methods to control projection of a pattern are provided. A particular method includes receiving first three-dimensional coordinates that specify one or more locations on a surface of a workpiece where the one or more locations correspond to a part definition to be projected onto the surface. The method also includes computing scan angles for a scanning system based on the first three-dimensional coordinates. The scan angles specify angles used by the scanning system to direct a beam of light to project the part definition onto the surface. The method also includes sending control signals to the scanning system based on the scan angles.

摘要翻译： 提供了控制图案投影的系统和方法。 特定方法包括接收第一三维坐标，其指定工件表面上的一个或多个位置，其中所述一个或多个位置对应于待投影到表面上的部件定义。 该方法还包括基于第一三维坐标计算扫描系统的扫描角度。 扫描角度指定扫描系统用于引导光束将部件定义投影到表面上的角度。 该方法还包括基于扫描角度向扫描系统发送控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US20130201052A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13367184

申请日：2012-02-06

申请人： Jonathan Martin Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  Ronald N. Murata ,  Bentley Edwin Northon ,  James Ridgeway Gillis ,  Robert P. Higgins ,  David Christien Soreide ,  Robert R. Keever ,  Ordie Dean Butterfield

发明人： Jonathan Martin Saint Clair ,  William D. Sherman ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  Ronald N. Murata ,  Bentley Edwin Northon ,  James Ridgeway Gillis ,  Robert P. Higgins ,  David Christien Soreide ,  Robert R. Keever ,  Ordie Dean Butterfield

IPC分类号： G01S13/87 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01B11/14

CPC分类号： G01S17/023 ,  G01S3/784 ,  G01S13/867 ,  G01S17/66

摘要： A method and apparatus comprising a group of passive sensor systems, an active sensor system, and a processor unit. The group of passive sensor systems is configured to generate first sensor information from light in an environment around the group of passive sensor systems. The active sensor system is configured to send signals, receive responses from the signals, and generate second sensor information from the responses. The processor unit is configured to control the active sensor system to send the signals in a direction toward an object using the first sensor information and generate information about the object using the second sensor information.

摘要翻译： 一种包括一组无源传感器系统，主动传感器系统和处理器单元的方法和装置。 无源传感器系统组被配置为从无源传感器系统组内的环境中的光生成第一传感器信息。 有源传感器系统被配置为发送信号，从信号接收响应，并从响应生成第二传感器信息。 处理器单元被配置为控制主动传感器系统使用第一传感器信息朝向对象的方向发送信号，并且使用第二传感器信息生成关于对象的信息。

公开(公告)号：US07701592B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-20

申请号：US11016623

申请日：2004-12-17

申请人： Jonathan M. Saint Clair ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  David C. Soreide ,  William D. Sherman

发明人： Jonathan M. Saint Clair ,  Mitchell D. Voth ,  David C. Soreide ,  William D. Sherman

IPC分类号： G01B11/14

CPC分类号： G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/026 ,  G01B11/245

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for targetless optical measurement and optical information projection. A non-contact optical measurement device is provided for determining at least one of position and orientation of a workpiece. A projector is provided for projecting a part definition on the workpiece. Advantageously, beams from the non-contact optical measurement device and the projector pass through common optics.

摘要翻译： 为无目标光学测量和光学信息投影提供了系统和方法。 提供非接触式光学测量装置，用于确定工件的位置和取向中的至少一个。 提供投影仪用于将零件定义投影在工件上。 有利地，来自非接触式光学测量装置和投影仪的光束通过公共光学器件。

公开(公告)号：US07684043B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11680309

申请日：2007-02-28

申请人： Jason R. Dorvee ,  Jamie R. Link ,  Michael J. Sailor ,  Harold E. Hager ,  William D. Sherman

发明人： Jason R. Dorvee ,  Jamie R. Link ,  Michael J. Sailor ,  Harold E. Hager ,  William D. Sherman

IPC分类号： G01N21/49

CPC分类号： G01N21/39 ,  G01N21/783 ,  G01N2015/0088 ,  G01N2021/1793 ,  G01N2021/7773 ,  G01N2021/7796 ,  G01N2201/0214 ,  G01N2201/06113

摘要： A system and method for free space, optical remote sensing of a potential threat agent using spectrally responsive sensor material. In one example the sensor material is formed by particles, which in one particular form are porous photonic crystals. The particles are dispersed into an area being monitored for the presence of the potential threat agent. A pair of lasers is used to generate optical light beams that are directed at the sensor particles after the particles have been dispersed. The light reflected by the sensor particles is then analyzed. The presence of the potential threat agent causes a shift in the spectral peak of light reflected from the sensor particles that can be sensed using photo detectors and a processing subsystem. The system can be tuned to remotely detect for specific chemical, biological or environmental agents that may be present within a given area.

摘要翻译： 使用光谱响应传感器材料的自由空间，潜在威胁剂的光学遥感的系统和方法。 在一个示例中，传感器材料由颗粒形成，其在一种特定形式中是多孔光子晶体。 颗粒被分散到正在监测的潜在威胁剂的存在的区域中。 使用一对激光器在颗粒分散之后产生指向传感器颗粒的光束。 然后分析由传感器颗粒反射的光。 潜在威胁剂的存在导致从可以使用光电检测器和处理子系统感测的传感器颗粒反射的光的光谱峰值的偏移。 该系统可以被调整以远程检测可能存在于给定区域内的特定化学，生物或环境因素。

公开(公告)号：US07400394B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US11131173

申请日：2005-05-17

申请人： Harold E. Hager ,  William D. Sherman

发明人： Harold E. Hager ,  William D. Sherman

IPC分类号： G01J1/10

CPC分类号： G01J3/42 ,  G01N21/783 ,  G01N2021/1793 ,  G01N2021/7773 ,  G01S7/495

摘要： Apparatus and methods for calibrating an optical detector. In one embodiment an optical reference apparatus includes a body having an outer surface. At least a portion of the outer surface has a reflectance that can vary. The optical reference apparatus is adapted to be deployed with a cloud of optical sensors and has a terminal velocity that is about the same as the terminal velocity of the sensors. Further, the variation of the reflectance can be caused by a rotation of the optical reference apparatus (caused by an aerodynamic member). The sensors may be made from porous silicon and the optical reference apparatus may include a retroreflector. The apparatus also provides a method of referencing an optical signal. The method includes deploying an optical reference apparatus with a cloud of sensors and detecting a variation in its reflectance.

摘要翻译： 用于校准光学检测器的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，光学参考装置包括具有外表面的主体。 外表面的至少一部分具有可以变化的反射率。 光学参考设备适于部署有云的光学传感器，并具有与传感器的终端速度大致相同的终端速度。 此外，反射率的变化可以由光学参考装置的旋转（由空气动力学构件引起）引起。 传感器可以由多孔硅制成，并且光学参考设备可以包括后向反射器。 该装置还提供了一种参考光信号的方法。 该方法包括部署具有云传感器的光学参考装置并检测其反射率的变化。