DOI 10.17586/0021-3454-2016-59-4-300-305
UDC 681.783.25
IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE ON POTENTIAL ACCURACY OF PULSED LASER RANGEFINDER
ITMO University, Saint-Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation; Senior Lecturer
E. G. Lebedko
ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation; Professor
K. V. Trifonov
ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation; Postgraduate
V. D. Le
ITMO University, Department of OpticalElectronic Devices and Systems; Post-Graduate Student
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Abstract. The effect of atmospheric turbulence on the RMS variation of pulsed signal time delay is considered. The variation is responsible for the root mean square error of pulsed laser rangefinder and therefore determines the potential accuracy of range measurement. The probability density function for the time delay values and the mathematical expectation of the root square variation of the laser pulse arrival time are evaluated.
Keywords: pulsed laser rangefinder, turbulent medium, range measurement accuracy, random variable, signal arrival time
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