Title :
Development of a versatile simulation software package for the design and analysis of different types of lidar
Author :
Bundschuh, Bernhard ; Weh, Stefan ; Richter, Holger
Author_Institution :
Fachhochschule Merseburg, Germany
Abstract :
Funding from the minister of culture of Sachsen Anhalt enabled the authors to develop a simulation software package, which consists of three main modules: The signal module simulates various lidar signals such as transmitted and received waveforms as well as noise signals for pulse and CW lidars respectively laser range finders. The optics module simulates various imaging systems. The atmospheric module simulates the atmospheric contribution. The software potentially minimizes the amount of time consuming and expensive experimentation in lidar or laser range finder design
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; meteorological instruments; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; atmosphere; design; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; instrument; land surface; laser range finder; laser remote sensing; lidar; noise signal; optics; pulse lidar; signal module; simulation software package; terrain mapping; troposphere; Analytical models; Atmospheric modeling; Laser radar; Optical design; Optical imaging; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Software packages; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772079
