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From: beringt@ncc1701.eng.McMaster.CA (Tom Bering)
Subject: Re: Laser rangefinding - HELP! - comp.robotics #9749
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Hi,

I am also interested in Laser Range Finding.  Perhaps the 
responses could be posted ?

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Tom Bering
beringt@ncc1701.eng.McMaster.CA

jean chabas (jchabas@bernstein.helios.nd.edu) wrote:
: To: 
: Subject: Laser rangefinding - HELP! - comp.robotics #9749

: In article <1994Mar16.150822.26458@waikato.ac.nz>, bnp@waikato.ac.nz writes:
: |> Howdy,
: |> 
: |> I'm looking at doing a project on laser range finding for my masters thesis. 
: |> Unfortunately, information and kits are very hard to get here in New Zealand. 
: |> If anyone has ANYTHING, any addresses, information on techniques, text book
: |> references, ftp sites, etc.. that I could use, could they please email or post
: |> to this group.  The idea is to eventually have the rangefinder set up as a
: |> module to interface to a robot (micro-mouse or similar), and hopefully be able
: |> to do range/velocity measurements at larger ranges than the current
: |> IR/ultrasound equipment we are using.
: |> 
: |> Cheers,
: |> Bruce
: |> bnp@waikato.ac.nz

: I would like to understand the basic principle of the laser range finder.
: I'd like to know where I could find information about these current sensors
: (telemeters?), that should be relatively small, accurate and able to get
: measurements from some inches to some feet.

: If you can help me in any way, thanks to send me any information by e-mail or
: post to the group.

: (PS.: sorry for my english. I'm a bad French who tries to improve this
: necessary language...!)

: Jean (John if you prefer...)
: jchabas@bach.helios.nd.edu
