Laser ranging: a critical review of usual techniques for distance measurement

✍ Scribed by Bosch, Thierry; Lescure, Marc; Myllylä, Risto; Rioux, Marc; Amann, Markus-Christian

• Book ID: 115464835
• Publisher: The International Society for Optical Engineering
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 437 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-3286
• DOI: 10.1117/1.1330700

✦ Synopsis

We review some usual laser range finding techniques for industrial applications. After outlining the basic principles of triangulation and time of flight [pulsed, phase-shift and frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW)], we discuss their respective fundamental limitations. Selected examples of traditional and new applications are also briefly presented.