Influence of laser radar sensor parameters on range-measurement and shape-fitting uncertainties

Optical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Grönwall, Christina ^a,b,c   Steinvall, Ove ^a,c   Gustafsson, Fredrik ^b   Chevalier, Tomas ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SPIE ^*

Author keywords

Laser radar; Matched filter; Peak detection; Performance; Range error; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FILTERS; RADAR; RANGE FINDERS;

LASER RADARS; MATCHED FILTERS; PEAK DETECTION; RANGE ERRORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 39749196176     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2789654     Document Type: Article

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