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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Anni Vuorenkoski-Dalgleish, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Fraser Dalgleish, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Bing Ouyang, Vero Beach, FL (US);
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods for characterizing scattering in a medium of a Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) system and systems therefrom are provided. A method includes obtaining off-axis power return characteristics with respect to a first wavelength of light and on-axis power return characteristics for at least the first wavelength of light. The method also includes estimating at least one beam attenuation coefficient (c) based on the off-axis power return characteristics and common volume parameter function for the LiDAR system and an extinction coefficient (α) for the medium based on the on-axis power return characteristics. The method further includes extracting a value for at least one diffuse attenuation coefficient (K) for the medium using a beam spread parameter for the LiDAR system (D) and a pre-defined relationship between α, c, D, and K.