Optical Sensing a Distance from a Range Sensing Apparatus and Method

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APP PUB NO 20150330054A1
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14279858

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A method and a system for determining horizontal velocity of a construction vehicle and a distance from a range sensing apparatus to a surface is provided. In an embodiment, a plurality of video images of the surface generated by a video camera is received, an angular velocity is calculated by video processing, a distance from each of a plurality of laser rangefinders to the surface is measured, and linear horizontal velocity is calculated from angular velocity and distances.

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TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS INC7400 NATIONAL DRIVE LIVERMORE CA 94550

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Khatuntsev, Nikolay V Pleasanton, US 7 9

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