Comparison of two 2D laser scanners for sensing object distances, shapes, and surface patterns

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-262

  Lee, Kyeong Hwan ^a   Ehsani, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser scanner; Measurement accuracy; Measurement drift

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; GROWTH KINETICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

LASER SCANNERS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT DRIFT;

SCANNING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LASER; NAVIGATION AID; PATTERN RECOGNITION; ROBOTICS; SCANNER;

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 38149097586     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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