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Optical Proximity Sensor Using Multiple Cones Of Light For Measuring Surface Shape

A 1984 journal article from SPIE describing an optical proximity sensor technique that uses multiple cones of light to measure surface shape. The supplied excerpt includes only the publisher and content type and provides no additional details about the work.

Categories: science-and-space, technology

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
1/10
Impact magnitude
1/10
Positivity
6/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

It documents a technical sensor approach for measuring surface shape that may inform research or development in optical sensing.

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