10m-10cm distance measurement with 1cm accuracy at a rate of 50Hz

=========== The Leica DISTOT plus is the only device in the world that offers the highest accuracy, attractive design and wireless data transfer by means of BLUETOOTH® in one package. Even if you are currently still working with paper and pencil, integrated BLUETOOTH® technology allows you to make the change at any time and to record your values electronically. The data can be transferred on site wireless to a PDA (Pocket PC) or directly to a laptop and easily used for other purposes.

Range of measurement: 0.2 up to 200 m (0.7 up to 650ft). Accuracy: ±1.5mm (0.06in) ===========

What is the theory behind laser ranging?

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Time of flight. Just like sonar, but MUCH faster.

--TE

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Not always. A cheaper approach is to modulate the light beam, and then compare the phase of the return beam with an internal reference beam (or clock). Sometimes referred to as tone ranging. Yet another type, more suitable for shorter distances (say, up to 50-60 feet), uses interferometric methods, and are accurate to a quarter wavelength.

Leica's DISTO transits use phase measurement. They'd be much more expensive if they used time-of-flight.

File this under the "FWIW" and "who the heck cares?" departments!

-- Gordon

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Gordon,

I thought the DISTO was time of flight. When using the phase technique or the interferometric method, is it still possible to use a servo mounted

45degree mirror to "pan" the beam around or does it mess up the measurement? I have been planning to use a DISTO on a future robot project.

--TE

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