lidar
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a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft
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A basic lidar system involves a laser range finder reflected by a rotating mirror (top).
A doppler lidar system was used in the 2008 Summer Olympics to measure wind fields during the yacht competition.
Although snapping pictures with a tablet is less intuitive than with a phone, the larger display and new LiDAR sensor could prove useful for streaming and AR tools.
Airborne Lidar Airborne lidar (also airborne laser scanning) is when a laser scanner, while attached to a plane during flight, creates a 3D point cloud model of the landscape.
As laser light plays an important role in remote sensing, this work could also enable development of a new family of smart lidar systems with the capability to identify intercepted or modified information reflected from a remote object.
Airborne lidar sensors are used by companies in the remote sensing field.