Advanced 3D polarimetric flash ladar imaging through foliage

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5086, Issue , 2003, Pages 84-95

  Murray, James T ^a   Moran, Steve E ^a   Roddier, Nick ^a   Vercillo, Rick ^a   Bridges, Robert ^a   Austin, William ^a  

^a Lite Cycles Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyesafe laser; Flash ladar; Imaging ladar; Ladar; Polarimetric; Polarization discrimination; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER PULSES; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SENSORS; VEGETATION; VEHICLES;

HEAVY TREE CANOPIES;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0242467343     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.501612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Stettner, Roger, and Howard Bailey, U.S. Patent 5,696,577 "3D imaging underwater laser radar"
3. "Bin-Balancing Matched Filter" and BBMF are trademarks of Lite Cycles, Inc. and the processing method and implementation is patent-pending.
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7. Patent pending