Surveying system having a rotating mirror
AssigneeTrimble Jena GmbH
InventorsMichael Vogel, Gregory Lepere
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Abstract
A surveying system comprises a controller; a support; a mounting structure mounted on the support, wherein the mounting structure is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support; a first motor to rotate the mounting structure relative to the support; a first mirror mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the first mirror is rotatable relative to the mounting structure about a second axis, wherein the second axis substantially coincides with the first axis; a second motor to rotate the first mirror relative to the mounting structure; and a first light source configured to direct a light beam onto the first mirror.
Claims20
A surveying system, comprising:
- a controller;
- a support;
- a mounting structure mounted on the support, wherein the mounting structure is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support;
- a first motor controlled by the controller and configured to rotate the mounting structure relative to the support;
- a first mirror mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the first mirror is rotatable relative to the mounting structure about a second axis, wherein the second axis substantially coincides with the first axis, and wherein the first axis is oriented substantially parallel to the second axis;
- a second motor controlled by the controller and configured to rotate the first mirror relative to the mounting structure;
- and
- a first light source configured to direct a light beam onto the first mirror.
A surveying system, comprising:
- a controller;
- a support;
- a mounting structure mounted on the support, wherein the mounting structure is rotatable about a first axis relative to the support;
- a first motor controlled by the controller and configured to rotate the mounting structure relative to the support;
- a first mirror mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the first mirror is rotatable relative to the mounting structure about a second axis, wherein an angle of intersection of the second axis with a mirror surface of the first mirror is about 45°, and wherein the second axis substantially coincides with the first axis;
- a second motor controlled by the controller and configured to rotate the first mirror relative to the mounting structure;
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- a first light source configured to direct a light beam onto the first mirror.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.