Laser speckle modeling for three-dimensional metrology and LADAR

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Dunmeyer, David Richard, 1978-
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Cardinal Warde and Brian Edwards.
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Abstract
In this thesis, I developed three-dimensional laser-speckle models to help in the development process of three-dimensional optical-metrology imaging systems. These models were developed to aid in the proof of concept for various three-dimensional metrology techniques. These models were then compared to real-world imaging systems, developed by both the author and other staff at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, to determine their ability to accurately model said imaging systems. I also looked at the laser speckle statistics associated with mid-field systems in an exo-atmospheric environment as they relate to LADAR.
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Thesis (M.Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2001.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-111).
 
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
 
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2001
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16763
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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