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From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: where to buy 360 degree laser range scanner?
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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 01:34:44 GMT
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ncostes@eng.clemson.edu (Nick Costescu) writes:
>In article <232144E4_000DF5E0.0099186134D25BF3$10_1@UK.AC.LUTON.VAX2>, 
>JQIU@VAX2.LUTON.AC.UK says...
>>Hi, friend. Do you know where to buy 360 degree 2D laser range scanner 
>for 
>email licary@trc.com (John Licary). TRC makes a lidar system which
>does just what you want. It's not cheap though

     Yeah, TRC buys the rangefinder for about $1K or so, adds the
scanning optics and interface, and sells it for about $10K.  
You can buy the raw device from the manufacturer, which is a 
small shop in Silicon Valley.  If you're really interested, I can
put you in touch with the people involved.

     I tried to build one of these things once, but I could never
get the RF noise problems under control.  Fundamntally, though, these
things would be cheap if there was a market for them; they're really
about as complicated as an FM radio.

					John Nagle
