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Electro-Optic Range Signatures of Canonical Targets Using Direct Detection LIDAR

Ruff, Edward Clark, III
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1522922373060272

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2018, Master of Science (M.S.), University of Dayton, Electro-Optics.
In this thesis, Electro-Optic (EO) range signatures are obtained with a Short-Wave Infrared Super-Continuum Laser (SWIR-SCL) source. 3D printed canonical targets of interest are illuminated by the SWIR-SCL pulsed laser. The scattered laser light from the target is directly detected in mono-static and bi-static configurations with a fast, high bandwidth Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) PIN photodiode. Temporal pulse returns provide target shape, orientation, and surface roughness information. Spatial and temporal analysis of the collected intensity distribution is performed in MATLAB. Macro and micro surface properties are identified from the collected data by correlating pulse amplitude variations with known range scenes. Finally, range resolution improvement is investigated by means of Tomographic Reconstruction using Radon Transforms and by image processing techniques such as Deconvolution.
Edward Watson, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Paul McManamon, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Joe Haus, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
105 p.
Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Engineering; Experiments; Optics; Physics; Scientific Imaging
temporal sinogram; sinograms; lidar; ladar; deconvolution; InGaAs; direct detection; supercontinuum; SC; SWIR; pulsed laser; canonical; full waveform lidar; range only image; PIN photodiode; ToF; tomographic reconstruction; radon transform; speckle; FFT;

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  • Ruff, III, E. C. (2018). Electro-Optic Range Signatures of Canonical Targets Using Direct Detection LIDAR [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1522922373060272

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ruff, III, Edward. Electro-Optic Range Signatures of Canonical Targets Using Direct Detection LIDAR. 2018. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1522922373060272.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ruff, III, Edward. "Electro-Optic Range Signatures of Canonical Targets Using Direct Detection LIDAR." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1522922373060272

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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