Scanning type image pick-up apparatus and a scanning type laser beam receive apparatus

A scanning type image pick-up apparatus comprising:

• an image pick-up camera for converging a light wave by a first optical system, changing an optical path of the light wave by a second optical system, and taking in the light wave into a charge storage type image pick-up element, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning so as to correspond to the first optical system and the image pick-up element;
• camera scanning means for causing the image pick-up camera to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the light wave into the first optical system;
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• a rotation mechanism for rotating the second optical system of the image pick-up camera around an optical axis by an angle decided by scanning angle speeds in two axial directions of the two-dimensional scanning means and around an axis parallel to an incidence surface of the image pick-up element at an angle speed decided by scanning angle speeds in the two axial directions of the two-dimensional scanning means.

A scanning type laser beam receive apparatus comprising:

• a laser radar for converging a laser beam by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the laser beam by a second optical system, and for taking in the laser beam into a laser beam receiver, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning so as to correspond to the first optical system and the laser beam receiver;
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• two-dimensional scanning means for causing the laser radar to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the laser beam into the first optical system,
• Wherein the second optical system of the laser radar includes a mechanism which rotates the second optical system around an optical axis by an angle decided by scanning angle speed in two axial directions of the two-dimensional scanning means and around an axis parallel to a light receive surface of the laser beam receiver at an angle speed decided by scanning angle speeds in the two axial directions of the two-dimensional scanning means.

A scanning type image pick-up apparatus comprising:

• an image pick-up camera for converging a light wave by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the light wave by a second optical system, and for taking in the light wave into a charge storage type image pick-up element, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning with use of an electro-optical deflector capable of electrically deflecting the light wave so as to correspond to the first optical system and the image pick-up element;
• scanning means for causing the image pick-up camera to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the light wave into the first optical system;
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• deflector drive means for causing the electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the scanning means.

A scanning type image pick-up apparatus comprising:

• an image pick-up camera for converging a light wave by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the light wave by a second optical system, and for taking in the light wave into a charge storage type image pick-up element, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning in a two-dimensional direction with use of first and second electro-optical deflectors respectively capable of electrically deflecting the light wave in directions perpendicular to each other so as to correspond to the first optical system and the image pick-up element;
• two-dimensional scanning means for causing the image pick-up camera to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the light wave into the first optical system;
• first deflector drive means for causing the first electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the two-dimensional scanning means in a first axial direction thereof;
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• second deflector drive means for causing the second electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the two-dimensional scanning means in a second axial direction thereof perpendicular to the first axial direction.

A scanning type image pick-up apparatus comprising:

• an image pick-up camera for converging a light wave by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the light wave by a second optical system, and for taking in the light wave into a charge storage type image pick-up element, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning in a two-dimensional direction with use of an electro-optical deflector capable of electrically deflecting the light wave so as to correspond to the first optical system and the image pick-up element and with use of a rotation mechanism for rotating the electro-optical deflector around an optical axis;
• two-dimensional scanning means for causing the image pick-up camera to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the light wave into the first optical system;
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• deflector drive means for rotating the electro-optical deflector around an optical axis by an angle decided by scanning angle speeds of the two-dimensional scanning means in two axial directions thereof, with respect to the rotation mechanism of the image pick-up camera, and for causing the electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis around an axis parallel to a surface of the image pick-up element at an angle speed decided by the scanning angle speeds of the two-imensional scanning means in the two axial directions thereof.

A scanning type laser beam receive apparatus comprising:

• a laser radar for converging a laser beam by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the laser beam by a second optical system, and for taking in the laser beam into a laser beam receiver, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning with use of an electro-optical deflector capable of electrically deflecting the laser beam so as to correspond to the first optical system and the laser beam receiver;
• scanning means for causing the laser radar to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the laser beam into the first optical system;
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• deflector drive means for causing the electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the scanning means.

A scanning type laser beam receive apparatus comprising:

• a laser radar for converging a laser beam by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the laser beam by a second optical system, and for taking in the laser beam into a laser beam receiver, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning in a two-dimensional direction with use of first and second electro-optical deflectors respectively capable of electrically deflecting the laser beam in directions perpendicular to each other so as to correspond to the first optical system and the laser beam receiver;
• two-dimensional scanning means for causing the laser radar to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the laser beam into the first optical system;
• first deflector drive means for causing the first electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the two-dimensional scanning means in a first axial direction thereof;
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• second deflector drive means for causing the second electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis at an angle decided by a scanning angle speed of the two-dimensional scanning means in a second axial direction thereof perpendicular to the first axial direction.

A scanning type laser beam receive apparatus comprising:

• a laser radar for converging a light wave by a first optical system, for changing an optical path of the laser beam by a second optical system, and for taking in the laser beam into a laser beam receiver, thereby to obtain a view image, the second optical system being arranged to be capable of freely performing scanning in a two-dimensional direction with use of an electro-optical deflector capable of electrically deflecting the laser beam so as to correspond to the first optical system and the laser beam receiver and with use of a rotation mechanism for rotating the electro-optical deflector around an optical axis;
• two-dimensional scanning means for causing the laser radar to linearly scan a view range, thereby to take in the laser beam into the first optical system;
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• deflector drive means for rotating the electro-optical deflector around an optical axis by an angle decided by scanning angle speeds of the two-dimensional scanning means in two axial directions thereof, with respect to the rotation mechanism of the laser radar, and for causing the electro-optical deflector to deflect an optical axis around an axis parallel to a surface of the laser radar at an angle speed decided by the scanning angle speeds of the two-dimensional scanning means in the two axial directions thereof.