Measurement device, measurement method, and program

A measurement method comprising:

• by a measurement device,
• generating a signal for giving an instruction on emission timing to emit a pulse of laser light repeatedly for each predetermined processing cycle;
• continuously counting a count code at a time of switching the processing cycle, the count code indicating timing at which a pulse of reflected light that is the laser light reflected by a distance measurement target and returned is received;
• and
• making an emission delay value different for the each processing cycle, the emission delay value indicating a time for delaying the emission timing from start of the processing cycle, and giving an instruction on the emission delay value.

A program for causing a computer of a measurement device to execute measurement processing comprising:

• generating a signal for giving an instruction on emission timing to emit a pulse of laser light repeatedly for each predetermined processing cycle;
• continuously counting a count code at a time of switching the processing cycle, the count code indicating timing at which a pulse of reflected light that is the laser light reflected by a distance measurement target and returned is received;
• and
• making an emission delay value different for the each processing cycle, the emission delay value indicating a time for delaying the emission timing from start of the processing cycle, and giving an instruction on the emission delay value.