Characterizing targets and backgrounds for 3 D laser radars

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5613, Issue , 2004, Pages 51-66

  Steinvall, Ove ^a   Larsson, Håkan ^a   Gustafsson, Frank ^a   Chevalier, Tomas ^a   Persson, Åsa ^a   Klasén, Lena ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 D; Laser radar; Vegetation penetration; Vegetation reflection

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER VISION; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT REFLECTION; ROBOTICS; SCANNING; VEGETATION; VISUALIZATION;

SCANNING SYSTEMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER DATA; VEGETATION PENETRATION; VEGETATION REFLECTION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 17644365429     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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