Inventors:
Alfred D. Ducharme - Tewksbury MA
Peter N. Baum - Chelmsford MA
Assignee:
Visidyne, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
G01C 308, G01B 1124
Abstract:
A laser displacement measurement system including a radiation source for transmitting radiation to a target, an R. F. transmitter oscillator for modulating the amplitude of the radiation at a first frequency, a detector for sensing the radiation reflected from the target, an R. F. local oscillator for providing an R. F. signal at a second frequency, a first mixer circuit, responsive to the oscillators for providing a local I. F. signal which is the difference between the first and second frequencies, a second mixer circuit, responsive to the detector and the R. F. local oscillator, for providing a reflected I. F. signal which is the difference between the second frequency and the modulation frequency of the reflected radiation, and a phase detector, responsive to the local and reflected I. F. signals, for detecting a first phase difference between the signals representative of the distance of the target.