A Three-dimensional tracking and imaging laser scanner for space operations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3707, Issue , 1999, Pages 278-289

  Laurin, Denis G ^a   Beraldin, J A ^b   Blais, Francois ^b   Rioux, Marc ^b   Cournoyer, Luc ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Auto synchronous scanner; Eye safe range camera; Feature tracking; Range camera; Space vision system; Sunlight immunity; Target tracking; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DOCKING; FIBER LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADAR TRACKING; SCANNING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE-BASED RADAR;

3D IMAGING; AUTO-SYNCHRONOUS SCANNER; FEATURE-TRACKING; RANGE CAMERAS; SPACE VISION; SUNLIGHT IMMUNITY; TIME OF FLIGHT;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 85010126986     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.351351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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