A low-power diode laser is used in a range sensor for spacecraft rendezvous and docking. The sensor consists of a transmitter, a retroreflector mounted on the other spacecraft, and a receiver mounted along with the transmitter. This is the first laser-based payload for Indian spacecraft.


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    Title :

    Diode-laser-based range sensor


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Automatic Object Recognition ; 1991 ; Orlando,FL,United States


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 1471 ; 354


    Publication date :

    1991-08-01





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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