Optica: New Doppler Lidar Technology Poised to Improve Accuracy and Stability During Planetary Landings
October 04, 2024
October 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release:
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Technology offers a cost-effective alternative to radar, demonstrated on the Odysseus lunar lander
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Researchers have developed a coherent Doppler lidar system that can precisely measure a vehicle's altitude and velocity while landing on planetary bodies such as the Moon or Mars. The new technology, called Navigation Doppler Lidar . . .
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Technology offers a cost-effective alternative to radar, demonstrated on the Odysseus lunar lander
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Researchers have developed a coherent Doppler lidar system that can precisely measure a vehicle's altitude and velocity while landing on planetary bodies such as the Moon or Mars. The new technology, called Navigation Doppler Lidar . . .