LiDAR Instrument (IMAGE)

Optica

LiDAR Instrument

Caption

The LiDAR instrument aims a laser beam downward through a hole in the bottom of the plane. The beam was angled backward so that the light's reflection on the water is deflected away and does not saturate the receiver.

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Joseph A. Shaw, Montana State University

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