Imaging and tracking elements of the International Space Station using a 3D auto-synchronized scanner

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4714, Issue , 2002, Pages 87-96

  Samson, Claire ^a   English, Chad ^a   Deslauriers, Adam ^a   Christie, Iain ^a   Blais, François ^b  

^a Neptec Design Group Ltd   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Auto synchronized laser scanner; Space; Tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACE STATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRACKING (POSITION);

AUTO-SYNCHRONIZED LASER SCANNER; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; LASER CAMERA SYSTEM;

SCANNING;

EID: 0036385664     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.472603     Document Type: Article

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