The Design And Manufacture Of A High-Resolution Laser Radar Scanner

E. S. Cameron; R. Doshi

doi:10.1117/12.960571

13 September 1989 The Design And Manufacture Of A High-Resolution Laser Radar Scanner

E. S. Cameron, R. Doshi

Proceedings Volume 1103, Laser Radar IV; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960571
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The design and manufacture of the opto-mechanical sub-system for a laser radar scanner is presented, with a discussion of the initial system design considerations leading to a description of the detailed optical design. The scanner offers high spatial resolution in three dimensions, a characteristic that imposed severe limitations on the optical configuration. In addition, the requirement that it should be capable of operation in a factory environment, and hence safe to the eyes of operators, demands an extremely high signal-to-noise level to permit the use of a relatively low power laser. This requirement also dictates the need for accurate alignment, details of which are presented along with results of the optical testing.

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E. S. Cameron and R. Doshi "The Design And Manufacture Of A High-Resolution Laser Radar Scanner", Proc. SPIE 1103, Laser Radar IV, (13 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960571

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