Laser range finder based on synchronized scanners

Applied Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 1984, Pages 3837-3844

  Rioux, Marc ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS - APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; VISION;

3-D MEASUREMENTS; LASER RANGE FINDER; OPTICAL TRIANGULATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT; SYNCHRONIZED SCANNERS;

SURFACES;

EID: 0020847213     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.23.003837     Document Type: Article

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