IMAGING DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS USING TOF LIDAR

This paper presents a new time-of-flight-based imaging lidar for measu rements in the 5-100 m range. The paper describes the concept of the d evice, shows the design of the time-to-digital converter for parallel time-interval measurements and presents the sensor breadboard, Test re sults showing sensor performance are also discussed. Although the devi ce is developed for future space applications it can also be used for numerous industrial measurements.