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Number: 356/152.3
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > Angle measuring or angular axial alignment > With photodetection remote from measured angle > With reflection of a unidirectional source beam from a retroreflector
Description: Subject matter including a reflective surface at a remote object from which a source beam directed along one axis reflects back to a source and photodetecting station colinearly or in parallel with respect to the source direction.


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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7583374 Measurement method and measurement apparatus using tracking type laser interferometer Sep. 1, 2009
7515257 Short-range/long-range integrated target (SLIT) for video guidance sensor rendezvous and docking Apr. 7, 2009
7511831 Specific density detector Mar. 31, 2009
7511832 Specific density detector and optical multiplexer improvement Mar. 31, 2009
7508514 Correction of off-axis translation of optical elements in an optical zoom assembly Mar. 24, 2009
7484857 Light modulating mirror device and array Feb. 3, 2009
7456944 Apparatus and method for detection of optical systems in a terrain area Nov. 25, 2008
7388654 Retroreflector covered by window Jun. 17, 2008
7385684 Angular position sensor Jun. 10, 2008
7312861 Method and apparatus for measuring the angular orientation between two surfaces Dec. 25, 2007
7301617 Surveying apparatus Nov. 27, 2007
7268865 Method of detecting foreign objects for display panel fabrication Sep. 11, 2007
7227627 Optical biaxial angle sensor Jun. 5, 2007
7184136 Optical alignment method and system Feb. 27, 2007
7137711 Multi-user retro reflector data input Nov. 21, 2006
7110101 Method and device for determining an angular error and use of the device Sep. 19, 2006
7079259 Optical alignment for a multi-mirror telescope Jul. 18, 2006
7066035 Torque measuring device for rotating body Jun. 27, 2006
6972838 Apparatus and method for aligning driveshafts using a laser Dec. 6, 2005
6862086 Angle detecting apparatus and projector having the same Mar. 1, 2005
6822733 Optical design for laser encoder resolution extension with three-dimensional motion decoupling Nov. 23, 2004
6775013 Method and apparatus for measuring displacement or motion error Aug. 10, 2004
6674521 Optical method and system for rapidly measuring relative angular alignment of flat surfaces Jan. 6, 2004
6655215 Inverse corner cube for non-intrusive three axis vibration measurement Dec. 2, 2003
6603539 Method for detecting the spatial position of a tracking mirror and a mirror arrangement for carrying out said method Aug. 5, 2003
6472656 Device for measuring torque of rotating body and method for measuring torque Oct. 29, 2002
6460004 Method and apparatus for calibrating a non-contact gauging sensor with respect to an external coordinate system Oct. 1, 2002
6384907 Optical target and apparatus and method for automatic identification thereof May. 7, 2002
6384908 Orientation dependent radiation source May. 7, 2002
6356348 Device for ascertaining the relative position of a reference axis of an object relative to a reference beam, in particular a laser beam Mar. 12, 2002
6266136 Position tracking system Jul. 24, 2001
6137569 Survey instrument Oct. 24, 2000
6134507 Method and apparatus for calibrating a non-contact gauging sensor with respect to an external coordinate system Oct. 17, 2000
6072572 Common aperture multi-sensor boresight mechanism Jun. 6, 2000
6046799 Device for ascertaining misalignments of two shafts arranged one behind the other Apr. 4, 2000
6043873 Position tracking system Mar. 28, 2000
6040903 Electro-optical measuring device for determining the relative position of two bodies, or of two surface areas of bodies, in relation to each other Mar. 21, 2000
5936723 Orientation dependent reflector Aug. 10, 1999
5926264 Position sensing of a remote target Jul. 20, 1999
5883803 Six degree of freedom sensor Mar. 16, 1999
5793484 Optical device for the remote measuring of variations in the orientation of an object Aug. 11, 1998
5793034 Target detection system utilizing multiple optical criteria Aug. 11, 1998
5705810 Laser optical torquemeter Jan. 6, 1998
5629767 IR laser line-of-sight alignment May. 13, 1997
5612781 Object reflector detection system Mar. 18, 1997
5589981 Retroreflector target for laser ranging Dec. 31, 1996
5563787 Apparatus for measuring position of moving body and apparatus for measuring relative distance Oct. 8, 1996
5532816 Laser tracking wheel alignment measurement apparatus and method Jul. 2, 1996
5481355 Flying spherical body measuring apparatus Jan. 2, 1996
5474264 Low mass velocity-aberration correcting retroreflector geodetic satellite Dec. 12, 1995

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