Title :
Communication module for laser rangefinder with integrated positioning system
Author :
Drumea, Andrei ; Irimie, Nicolae ; Bunea, Radu ; Vasile, Adrian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Technol., Politeh. Univ. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
This paper presents design, implementation and testing of a communication module for a laser range finder with integrated positioning system (GPS). Range finders are widely used in military but also civil applications like topography. The idea was to upgrade a standard laser rangefinder device with position information subsystem and to have radio transmission of distance and position information. An interface module between rangefinder and GPS module, on one side, and data processing unit, on the other side, was developed in order to meet these requirements. The communication as well as GPS modules are placed into the rangefinder case. Software tools were developed for accessing rangefinder data from Windows-based personal computers.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; laser ranging; modules; optical design techniques; GPS; communication module; integrated positioning system; interface module; laser rangefinder; Azimuth; Batteries; Data processing; Electronic equipment testing; Electronics packaging; Global Positioning System; Lasers and electrooptics; Microcontrollers; Optical design; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Technology of Electronics Packages, (SIITME) 2009 15th International Symposium for
Conference_Location :
Gyula
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5132-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5133-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIITME.2009.5407356