Decades ago, Leica, an industry leader in cameras and optics technology, developed a laser distance measurer that was uncomfortably large and expensive. Since then, laser distance measures have become ...

Using laser distance meters as sensors is one of the ... While data could be read, [Andrew] couldn’t command the 390B to start a measurement. The only option seemed to be using the Arduino ...

Measuring the distance using lasers is a mainstay of self ... Gao] and [Li-Shiuan Peh] used an infra-red (IR) line laser and the camera on a smartphone. Their prototype cost only $49 since they ...

A new way to gauge distance using lasers can measure lengths of more than 100 kilometres to within a thousandth of the width of a human hair, and could be used to make better space telescopes.

Maximum productivity and consistent quality are critical in automated welding processes. This requires robust, high precision ...

Rohm, an electronic components manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan, has developed a high-output “RLD8BQAB3” laser diode specified for lidar-equipped advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to enable ...

Continuous operation is much faster but also less accurate. The result is a 3D point cloud in which each point stands for a laser pulse or distance measurement. There is also a camera system with up ...