Category Archives: military

U.S. Air Force Seeking White Papers on LiDAR

Posted on October 6, 2012 by lidar

Parties interested in contributing to the effort are asked to submit a short white paper describing their LIDAR technology capabilities. Continue reading →

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DARPA’s Robotic Mule

Posted on September 11, 2012 by lidar

At about 1:10 – 1:20 you can see the scanners – looks something like a Velodyne, but I could be wrong. Continue reading →

Posted in military, Mobile LiDAR, Research, SLAM | 2 Comments

Persistent Surveillance with Mast – Mounted LiDAR

Posted on September 9, 2012 by lidar

TEC – the U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center has developed a mast-mounted mobile LiDAR system to establish persistent surveillance at forward bases. Continue reading →

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U.S. Air Force Impressed with Laser Scanning

Posted on May 26, 2012 by lidar

In this official U.S. Air Force article the 46th Test Wing’s Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office located at Eglin reports on their recent purchase of a 3-D laser scanner system. Continue reading →

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Navy Using LiDAR from Helicopter Drones

Posted on April 7, 2012 by lidar

With LADAR data, each pixel corresponds to a 3D point in space, so the automatic target recognition algorithm can calculate the dimensions of an object and compare them to those in a database.” Continue reading →

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