Laser device
A laser device includes a light source that emits light; a first reflector that reflects the light toward a predetermined range; a second reflector that reflects the light reflected from the predetermined range; a light receiver that receives the light reflected by the second reflector; a driver that swings the first and the second reflector in an angular range corresponding to the predetermined range; and a calculator that: stores first information about the light reflected by the first reflector toward the predetermined range and second information about the light received by the light receiver; and measures movement speed and movement direction of a target reflecting the light from the first reflector based on the first and the second information.
1. A laser device, comprising:
a light source that emits light;
a first reflector that reflects the light toward a measurement target area;
a second reflector that reflects the light reflected from the measurement target area;
a light receiver that receives the light reflected by the second reflector;
a driver that swings the first and the second reflectors in an angular range corresponding to the measurement target area;
a calculator that:
stores first information about the light reflected by the first reflector toward the measurement target area and second information about the light received by the light receiver; and
measures movement speed and movement direction of a target reflecting the light from the first reflector based on the first and the second information; and
a controller that performs gait analysis based on the first and the second information, wherein
the first reflector and the second reflector swing integrally.
2. The laser device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information includes a light reception time and a light reception angle of the light received by the light receiver.
3. The laser device according to claim 1 , wherein the calculator stores third information about time stamp of the light reflected by the first or the second reflector for each predetermined swinging angle of the first or the second reflector.
4. The laser device according to claim 3 , wherein the time stamp is generated every time when the first or the second reflector swing one degree.
5. The laser device according to claim 4 , wherein the time stamp follows at least one of: a total number of scans and a unique number that represents a swinging angle of the first or the second reflector.
6. The laser device according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller that controls an amount of the light emitted from the light source based on the movement speed and the movement direction of the target.
7. The laser device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller controls sensing conditions based on an irradiation range of light for the measurement target area.
8. The laser device according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller that controls an amount of signal to be received by the light receiver based on the movement speed and the movement direction of the target.
9. The laser device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller carries out at least one of:
controlling the amount of the light when a distance to the target is a first distance to be greater than the amount of light when the distance to the target is a second distance that is smaller than the first distance; and
controlling an amount of signal to be received by the light receiver when the distance to the target is the first distance to be greater than a signal based on the received light when the distance to the target is the second distance.
10. The laser device according to claim 1 , wherein a swinging angular range of the first and the second reflector is 90 degrees or greater, and a resonance frequency of the first and the second reflector is no less than 100 Hz and is no greater than 500 Hz.
11. The laser device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller receives from the calculator third information about time stamp of the light reflected by the first or the second reflector for each predetermined swinging angle of the first or the second reflector and fourth information about a distance between the laser device and the target in a predetermined frequency.
12. The laser device according to claim 11 , wherein the predetermined frequency is substantially 200 Hz.
13. The laser device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second reflectors swing around an axis that extends vertically, and
the first reflector is disposed below the second reflector.
14. A method comprising:
emitting light from a light source;
reflecting by a first reflector the light toward a measurement target area;
reflecting by a second reflector the light reflected from the measurement target area;
receiving the light reflected by the second reflector;
measuring movement speed and movement direction of a target reflecting the light reflected by the first reflector based on first information about the light reflected by the first reflector and second information about the received light; and
performing gait analysis based on the first and the second information, wherein
the first reflector and the second reflector are swung integrally in an angular range corresponding to the measurement target area.