Distance Meter - Distance Meter

Japanese: 距離計 - きょりけい
Distance Meter - Distance Meter

A general term for an instrument that remotely measures the distance to a target. Classically, it was an instrument that measured optically using the principle of triangulation, and of these, those for precise measurements are called range finders or distance meters, while small ones used for photography etc. are called range finders. They have an optical system as shown in the figure , and the angle of a rotating mirror is adjusted so that the double image of the target formed by the two optical paths overlaps, and the distance to the target is calculated from the angle at that point. Since around 1990, range finders that shine a laser beam or ultrasonic beam on the target and calculate the distance from the time it takes for the reflected wave to return have been widely used.

[Mitsui Kiyoto]

[Reference] | Rangefinder
Principle of rangefinder (Diagram)
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Principle of rangefinder (Diagram)


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Japanese:

目標物までの距離を遠隔測定する器械の総称。古典的には三角測量の原理によって光学的に測定する器械であり、このうち精密測定用のものは測距儀あるいは測遠器とよばれ、写真撮影用などに用いる小型のものが距離計とよばれている。のような光学系をもち、二つの光路による目標物の二重像が重なるように回転鏡の角度を調節し、そのときの角度から目標物までの距離を求める。1990年ごろから、目標物にレーザー光線や超音波ビームを当てて、その反射波が戻ってくるまでの時間から距離を求める方式の距離計が広く利用されている。

[三井清人]

[参照項目] | 測距儀
距離計の原理〔図〕
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距離計の原理〔図〕


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