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Sandia National Laboratories has developed a unique type of portable low-cost range imaging optical radar (laser radar or LADAR). This innovative sensor is comprised of an active floodlight scene illuminator and an image intensified CCD camera receiver. It is a solid-state device (no moving parts) that offers significant size, performance, reliability, and simplicity advantages over other types of 3-D imaging sensors. This unique flash LADAR is based on low cost, commercially available hardware, and is well suited for many government and commercial uses. This paper presents an update of Sandia`s development of the Scannerless Range Imager technology and applications, and discusses the progress that has been made in evolving the sensor into a compact, low, cost, high-resolution, video rate Laser Dynamic Range Imager.
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| Authors: |
Sackos, J.T.;
Nellums, R.O.;
Lebien, S.M.;
Diegert, C.F. [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)];
Grantham, J.W.;
Monson, T. [Air Force Research Lab., Eglin AFB, FL (United States)]
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| Publication Date: | 1998 Apr 01 |
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| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 654141; Legacy ID: DE98004665 |
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| Report Number(s): | SAND--98-0870C; CONF-980412-- |
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| DOE Contract Number: | AC04-94AL85000 |
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| Resource Type: | Conference/Event |
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| Resource Relation: | 12. annual international symposium on aerospace/defense sensing, simulation and controls, Orlando, FL (United States), 13-19 Apr 1998; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1998 |
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| Research Org: | Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States) |
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| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
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| Country of Publication: | United States |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Size: 18 p. |
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| Other Number(s): | Other: ON: DE98004665; BR: DP0101044; TRN: AHC2DT05%%229 |
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| Subject: | 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE ;44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; OPTICAL RADAR; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES; DESIGN; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; IMAGES; WEAPONS; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE |
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| Availability: | OSTI as DE98004665 |
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| Update Date: | 2010 Feb 18 |
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