Laser goniometer

Patent · 01 January 1993

OSTI ID:868677

Fairer, George M ^[1]; Boernge, James M ^[2]; Harris, David W ^[2]; Campbell, DeWayne A ^[3]; Tuttle, Gene E ^[3]; McKeown, Mark H ^[4]; Beason, Steven C ^[2]

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1. Boulder, CO
2. Lakewood, CO
3. Littleton, CO
4. Golden, CO

The laser goniometer is an apparatus which permits an operator to sight along a geologic feature and orient a collimated lamer beam to match the attitude of the feature directly. The horizontal orientation (strike) and the angle from horizontal (dip), are detected by rotary incremental encoders attached to the laser goniometer which provide a digital readout of the azimuth and tilt of the collimated laser beam. A microprocessor then translates the square wave signal encoder outputs into an ASCII signal for use by data recording equipment.

• Research Organization: DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
• DOE Contract Number: AI08-78ET44802
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Secretary of (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5189799
• OSTI ID: 868677
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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