Airborne LiDAR bathymetry systems and methods of use are provided. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system can collect topographic data and bathymetric data at high altitudes. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system has a receiver system, a detector system, and a laser transmission system.

Airborne LiDAR bathymetry systems and methods of use are provided. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system can collect topographic data and bathymetric data at high altitudes. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system has a receiver system, a detector system, and a laser transmission system.

A processing apparatus includes a control unit that performs a control of performing, a plurality of times in parallel, a recognition operation in which a recognition unit recognizes a specific subject included in an imaging region based on a captured image obtained by imaging the imaging region by an imaging unit, and a distance measurement operation in which a distance measurement unit performs distance measurement by emitting light to the imaging region and receiving reflected light of the light from the imaging region, and a change unit that changes irradiation energy of the light to the imaging region for each distance measurement operation.

A system and method are provided for emulating echo signals in response to a LiDAR signal. The method includes updating a current position of a moving emulated target according to a 3D simulation scene at a current frame, the simulation scene including a dynamic model of the target; estimating a next position of the target at a next frame of the simulation scene by updating motion transforms for the dynamic model using motion keys; performing ray tracing by launching rays in parallel, assigning different pulse times to the rays to simulate timing of corresponding light pulses of the LiDAR signal, estimating positions of the target at the different pulse times using interpolation, and identifying intersections of the rays with the estimated positions of as positions of hits of the rays; transmitting emulated echo signals to the LiDAR sensor indicating the positions of the hits; and updating the simulation scene.

A system and method are provided for emulating echo signals in response to a LiDAR signal. The method includes updating a current position of a moving emulated target according to a 3D simulation scene at a current frame, the simulation scene including a dynamic model of the target; estimating a next position of the target at a next frame of the simulation scene by updating motion transforms for the dynamic model using motion keys; performing ray tracing by launching rays in parallel, assigning different pulse times to the rays to simulate timing of corresponding light pulses of the LiDAR signal, estimating positions of the target at the different pulse times using interpolation, and identifying intersections of the rays with the estimated positions of as positions of hits of the rays; transmitting emulated echo signals to the LiDAR sensor indicating the positions of the hits; and updating the simulation scene.

An enhanced display reticle for a range finding device, the reticle including a display in communication with a rangefinder and an inclinometer, the display defining a live angle meter and a power meter, the live angle meter including a plurality of incline hashes, the power meter including a plurality of strength hashes; a processor configured to illuminate one or more of the plurality of incline hashes in response to a signal from the inclinometer; illuminate one or more of the plurality of strength hashes in response to a signal received from the laser rangefinder.

The present disclosure provides a laser rangefinder including a micro control unit, a power supply, a transmitter, a receiver, a light emitting module and a display unit, wherein the power supply, the transmitter, the receiver, the light emitting module and the display unit are electrically connected with the micro control unit, and the light emitting module includes a photosensitive element, a light emitting element and an LED control board.

A control apparatus controls a photographing apparatus that includes a ranging sensor that measures a distance to a photographed object associated with each of a plurality of distance measurement areas on a light-receiving surface of a light-receiving element and an image sensor that captures an image of the photographed object. The control apparatus includes a circuit configured to: correct a predetermined positional relationship between the plurality of distance measurement areas on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and a plurality of photographing areas on a light-receiving surface of the image sensor based on a plurality of distances measured by the ranging sensor; determine, based on the corrected positional relationship, a first distance measurement area corresponding to a first photographing area of a focused object; and perform focus control of the photographing apparatus based on a distance of the first distance measurement area measured by the ranging sensor.

A control apparatus controls a photographing apparatus that includes a ranging sensor that measures a distance to a photographed object associated with each of a plurality of distance measurement areas on a light-receiving surface of a light-receiving element and an image sensor that captures an image of the photographed object. The control apparatus includes a circuit configured to: correct a predetermined positional relationship between the plurality of distance measurement areas on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and a plurality of photographing areas on a light-receiving surface of the image sensor based on a plurality of distances measured by the ranging sensor; determine, based on the corrected positional relationship, a first distance measurement area corresponding to a first photographing area of a focused object; and perform focus control of the photographing apparatus based on a distance of the first distance measurement area measured by the ranging sensor.

A system may include a display and a processor communicatively coupled to the display. The processor may be configured to: generate a synthetic vision system (SVS) taxi mode exocentric view of an aircraft when the aircraft is performing taxi operations and when the aircraft is on ground, wherein the SVS taxi mode exocentric view includes at least one range ring centered around a depiction of the aircraft, each of the at least one range ring providing a visual indication of a given range between the aircraft and a given range ring; and output, to the display, the SVS taxi mode exocentric view. The display may be configured to: display the SVS taxi mode exocentric view.