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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Linda Mullen, Chesapeake Beach, MD (US);
Brandon Cochenour, Prince Frederick, MD (US);
Derek Alley, Odenton, MD (US);
Linda Mullen, Chesapeake Beach, MD (US);
Brandon Cochenour, Prince Frederick, MD (US);
Derek Alley, Odenton, MD (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for bistatic laser range imaging. The apparatus utilizes two light sources, two receivers, a demodulator and an image processor such that a three dimensional image is produced. The method includes generating beams of intensity modulated light, one toward a target, another toward a receiver. The light toward the target reflects from the target toward another receiver. The modulation envelopes of the beams of light are demodulated into components, the components digitized, then decimated, and a three dimensional image is constructed from the digitized components.