Active Laser Radar for High Performance Measurements

: Laser scanners, or laser radars (ladar), have been used for a number of years for mobile robot navigation and inspection tasks. Although previous scanners were sufficient for low speed applications, they often did not have the range or angular resolution necessary for mapping at the long distances. Many also did not provide an ample field of view with high accuracy and high precision. In this paper we will present the development of state-ofthe-art, high speed, high accuracy, 3D laser radar technology. This work has been a joint effort between CMU and K2T and Z+F. The scanner mechanism provides an unobstructed 360

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: ICRA
• Authors: John Hancock, Dirk Langer, Martial Hebert, Ryan Sullivan, Darin Ingimarson, Eric Hoffmann, Markus Mettenleiter, Christoph Fröhlich
• Keywords: ICRA 1998, Laser Radar, Laser Scanners, Mobile Robot Navigation, Robotics