公开(公告)号：US09958268B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14518479

申请日：2014-10-20

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai ,  Hitoshi Otani ,  Kazuki Osaragi

IPC: G01C3/08 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66

CPC classification number: G01C15/002 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66

Abstract: The invention provides a surveying system comprising a total station installed at a known point and having a tracking function, at least one movable measuring device having a prism for retro-reflecting a distance measuring light and a tracking light projected from the total station and capable of moving and of performing three-dimensional measurement on an object to be measured and an arithmetic control part, wherein the movable measuring device has an auxiliary measuring unit capable of measuring a distance and an angle of the object to be measured and an attitude detector capable of detecting a measuring direction, a tilting and a tilting direction of the movable measuring device, wherein the movable measuring device performs three-dimensional measurement on the object to be measured with reference to direction of the total station based on the measurement result of the auxiliary measuring unit and on the detection result of the attitude detector at an arbitrary measurement position as being sighted from the total station, wherein the total station performs three-dimensional measurement on the measurement position, and wherein the arithmetic control part performs three-dimensional measurement on the object to be measured with reference to the total station based on the result of three-dimensional measurement obtained by the movable measuring device and on the measurement result by the total station.

公开(公告)号：US09752876B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14481166

申请日：2014-09-09

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai ,  Kazuki Osaragi

IPC: G01C15/00 ,  G01C15/06

CPC classification number: G01C15/002 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01C15/006 ,  G01C15/06

Abstract: A direction detecting apparatus provided at a known position from a lower end of a supporting pole, comprising an image pickup device with an optical axis orthogonal to an axis of the supporting pole and an arithmetic processing part for calculating based on an image from the image pickup device, wherein the image pickup device acquires an image so as to include an object for which a direction is to be detected, wherein the arithmetic processing part calculates and detects a direction and a tilt of the object from a relation between a position of the object in the image and an optical axis of the image pickup device.

公开(公告)号：US09658685B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14950485

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Kazuki Osaragi ,  Fumio Ohtomo ,  Masayuki Momiuchi

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/03542 ,  G06F3/04815

Abstract: A three-dimensional input device, which comprises two optical measuring means as set at a predetermined interval from each other, and for measuring a three-dimensional position of an object to be measured at a real time based on a direction of an object to be measured as obtained individually by the two optical measuring means and the predetermined interval and also has a three-dimensional position detecting device which is capable of being mounted on a human body, and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates input information based on change and mode of change of three-dimensional position of the object to be measured.

公开(公告)号：US09648304B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US13904159

申请日：2013-05-29

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Hitoshi Otani ,  Tetsuji Anai ,  Kaoru Kumagai

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G01C11/06

CPC classification number: H04N13/275 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G01C11/06 ,  H04N5/23222 ,  H04N13/221

Abstract: A photographing device comprises an image pickup unit to acquire a moving image and a still image of an object, an image pickup control unit, an angle sensor, an image processing unit for extracting characteristic points from a first still image, tracking the characteristic points in the moving image, identifying the characteristic points in a newest image and selecting an orientation point common to the first still image and the newest image, a storage unit, a display unit, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit performs relative orientation between the first still image and the newest image based on the orientation point and on detection result of the angle sensor, obtains a distance H to the object and a distance B between points where the images have been photographed and performs guidance display where still images can be acquired sequentially when the B/H value reaches a predetermined value or higher.

公开(公告)号：US09541382B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US13718380

申请日：2012-12-18

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai ,  Tetsuji Anai ,  Kazuki Osaragi

IPC: G01B11/26 ,  G01C15/00

CPC classification number: G01B11/26 ,  G01C15/002

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting apparatus comprises a bearing holder, a rotation shaft rotatably supported by the bearing holder, a shaft portion space formed in the rotation shaft, a bearing holder space formed in the bearing holder, an angle detection pattern in the shaft portion space, a reference pattern and an image sensor in the bearing holder space, an optical system which exists across the shaft portion space and the bearing holder space and forms a projection image of the angle detection pattern and a projection image of the reference pattern on the image sensor, a photodetection switching means for selectively projecting the projection images of the angle detection pattern and the reference pattern onto the image sensor, and an arithmetic device for calculating a rotation angle of the rotation shaft based on a deviation between the reference pattern and the angle detection pattern received by the image sensor.

Abstract translation: 一种旋转角度检测装置，包括轴承保持器，由轴承保持器可旋转地支撑的旋转轴，形成在旋转轴中的轴部空间，形成在轴承保持器中的轴承保持架空间，轴部空间中的角度检测图案， 在轴承座空间中的参考图案和图像传感器，存在于轴部空间和轴承保持器空间之间的光学系统，并且形成角度检测图案的投影图像和参考图案的投影图像在图像传感器上 ，用于将角度检测图案和参考图案的投影图像选择性地投影到图像传感器上的光检测切换装置，以及用于基于参考图案和角度检测之间的偏差来计算旋转轴的旋转角度的运算装置 图像传感器接收的图案。

公开(公告)号：US20160238708A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15019393

申请日：2016-02-09

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai ,  Kazuki Osaragi

IPC: G01S17/42 ,  G01C9/06

CPC classification number: G01S17/42 ,  G01C9/06 ,  G01C15/008 ,  G01C2009/066

Abstract: The invention provides a posture detecting device, which comprises a tilt detecting unit as rotatably supported around two shafts perpendicular each other to an outer frame and for detecting a tilting from the horizontal, encoders provided on each of the shafts, motors provided so as to rotate each shaft, and a first arithmetic processing unit for driving/controlling the motor based on a detection result from the tilt detecting unit, wherein the first arithmetic processing unit drives the motors so that the tilt detecting unit detects the horizontal based on a signal from the tilt detecting unit when the outer frame is tilted and calculates a posture of the outer frame based on outputs of the encoders when the tilt detecting unit detects the horizontal.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种姿势检测装置，其包括倾斜检测单元，该倾斜检测单元可旋转地支撑在围绕两个彼此垂直相对的外部轴上，并且用于检测来自水平的倾斜，设置在每个轴上的编码器，设置成旋转的马达 每个轴和第一运算处理单元，用于基于来自倾斜检测单元的检测结果来驱动/控制电动机，其中第一运算处理单元驱动电动机，使得倾斜检测单元基于来自所述倾斜检测单元的信号来检测水平 当外框倾斜时倾斜检测单元，并且当倾斜检测单元检测到水平时，基于编码器的输出来计算外框的姿势。

公开(公告)号：US20150108338A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14580339

申请日：2014-12-23

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai ,  Tetsuji Anai ,  Kazuki Osaragi

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G01B11/26

CPC classification number: G01D5/3473 ,  G01B11/26 ,  G01D5/34792

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting apparatus 6 comprises a shaft portion space 4 formed in a rotation shaft 1, a bearing holder space 5 formed in a bearing holder 3, a first condenser lens 7 accommodated in the shaft portion space, a second condenser lens 8 provided in the bearing holder space and provided to face the first condenser lens, a detection pattern 11 provided at a focal position of one of the first condenser lens and the second condenser lens, an image sensor 12 provided at a focal position of the other of the first condenser lens and the second condenser lens, and an arithmetic unit 14 for calculating an angle displacement of the rotation shaft based on a signal from the image sensor, wherein the detection pattern has an angle detection pattern 26 in which bar-like line segments extending in a radial direction are arranged at a predetermined angle pitch and a ring-like track is formed by bar-like line segments, and a reference designation pattern 27 for indicating a reference position of the angle detection pattern, and the arithmetic unit carries out a total circumferential scanning on the track with a predetermined radius with a center of the angle detection pattern as the center in regard to a projection image of the detection pattern obtained by the image sensor, extracts a frequency component, carries out a scanning of the reference designation pattern, and calculates the angle displacement of the rotation shaft based on a phase difference of the frequency component and the number of frequencies corresponding to a change in a position of the reference designation pattern.

Abstract translation: 旋转角度检测装置6包括形成在旋转轴1中的轴部空间4，形成在轴承座3中的轴承保持架空间5，容纳在轴部空间中的第一聚光透镜7，设置在轴部空间中的第二聚光透镜8 所述轴承保持器空间并且设置成面向所述第一聚光透镜，设置在所述第一聚光透镜和所述第二聚光透镜中的一个的焦点位置处的检测图案11，设置在所述第一聚光透镜中的另一个的焦点位置处的图像传感器12 聚光透镜和第二聚光透镜，以及用于根据来自图像传感器的信号计算旋转轴的角度位移的运算单元14，其中检测图案具有角度检测图案26，在该角度检测图案26中延伸有条状线段 径向方向以预定的角度间距布置，并且由条状线段形成环形轨道，以及用于指示参考点的参考指定模式27 角度检测图案的运算单元，以与角度检测图案的中心为对应的图像传感器获得的检测图案的投影图像，运算单元以规定半径进行轨道上的全周向扫描 提取频率分量，进行基准指定模式的扫描，并且基于频率分量的相位差和对应于参考指定位置的变化的频率的频率来计算旋转轴的角度位移 模式。

公开(公告)号：US20150062579A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：US14468700

申请日：2014-08-26

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Kaoru Kumagai

IPC: G01B11/26 ,  G01J4/00 ,  G01B11/14

CPC classification number: G01B11/26 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01D5/345 ,  G01J4/00

Abstract: A rotation angle measuring device provided with a fixed unit and a movable unit relatively rotating with respect to the fixed unit, comprising a light source installed on either one of the fixed unit or the movable unit and for emitting a detection light and a reference position signal light, a polarizing plate for converting a detection light emitted from the light source to a polarized light, a polarized light rotating unit for rotating the polarized light around an optical axis of the light source as the center, a reference position signal light emitted at a reference rotating position of the polarized light, a stationary polarizing plate provided on either one of the fixed unit or the movable unit and to stand still with respect to a rotation of the polarized light, a photodetection sensor provided on the fixed unit or on the movable unit and for receiving the polarized light passing through the stationary polarizing plate and the reference position signal light, and an arithmetic unit for calculating a detection waveform of a change of light amount based on a signal from the photodetection sensor, for detecting the reference position signal light and for calculating a relative rotation angle between the fixed unit and the movable unit from a phase of the detection waveform and a predetermined detection reference phase when the reference position signal light is detected.

Abstract translation: 一种具有固定单元和相对于固定单元相对旋转的可移动单元的旋转角度测量装置，包括安装在固定单元或可移动单元中的任一个上并用于发射检测光和基准位置信号的光源 光，用于将从光源发射的检测光转换为偏振光的偏振板，用于以围绕光源的光轴为中心旋转偏振光的偏振光旋转单元，在 偏振光的参考旋转位置，设置在固定单元或可移动单元中的任一个上并且相对于偏振光的旋转静止的静止偏振板，设置在固定单元上或可移动的光电检测传感器 并且用于接收通过静止偏振片的偏振光和参考位置信号光，以及算术 单元，用于根据来自光检测传感器的信号计算光量变化的检测波形，用于检测基准位置信号光，并根据检测波形的相位计算固定单元与可移动单元之间的相对旋转角度 以及当检测到基准位置信号光时的预定检测参考相位。

公开(公告)号：US20140240498A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US14188846

申请日：2014-02-25

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Hitoshi Otani ,  Kazuki Osaragi ,  Tetsuji Anai

IPC: B64D47/08 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: B64D47/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: An aerial photographing system, comprising a flying vehicle being remotely controlled, a camera (7, 8) tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal (25), a retro-reflector (9) tilting integrally with the camera, being set in a known relation with the camera and used as an object to be measured, and a total station (3) for tracking the retro-reflector and for measuring position of the retro-reflector.

Abstract translation: 一种空中拍摄系统，包括远程控制的飞行器，经由万向架（25）向任意方向倾斜支撑的照相机（7,8），与相机一体倾斜的回射器（9），被设置在已知 与相机的关系并用作要测量的对象，以及用于跟踪后向反射器和用于测量后向反射器的位置的全站仪（3）。

公开(公告)号：US20140119716A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-01

申请号：US14059784

申请日：2013-10-22

Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON

Inventor： Fumio Ohtomo ,  Hitoshi Otani ,  Kazuki Osaragi ,  Tetsuji Anai

IPC: G01C11/00

CPC classification number: G01C11/00 ,  A01B79/005 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  G01C11/025 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/104

Abstract: The invention provides aerial photogrammetry by using two or more flying vehicles, each equipped with a GPS device and an image pickup unit, comprising a step of setting up two or more photographing points and setting up a photographing point area, respectively, with each of the photographing points as the center, a step of measuring a position of the flying vehicle by the GPS device, a step where each of the flying vehicle reaches each corresponding photographing point area and maintains the position of the photographing point area, a step of acquiring a time when the flying vehicle finally reaches the photographing point area, a step of setting up a shutter timing time after a predetermined time from the moment when the flying vehicle has finally reached the photographing point area, and a step of taking aerial photographs by the two or more flying vehicles at the shutter timing time.

Abstract translation: 本发明通过使用两个或更多个飞行车辆提供航空摄影测量，每个飞行器具有GPS装置和图像拾取单元，包括分别设置两个或更多拍摄点和设置拍摄点区域的步骤， 拍摄点为中心，GPS装置测量飞行器的位置的步骤，其中每个飞行器到达每个对应的拍摄点区域并维持拍摄点区域的位置的步骤，获取步骤 飞行时间最终到达拍摄点区域的时间;从飞行时刻终于到达拍摄点区域的时刻起设定快门定时时间的步骤;以及由飞行时间 或更多的飞行车辆。