High Performance, Compact Optical Distance Measurement Sensors

High Performance, Compact Optical Distance Measurement Sensors New from Pacer, the LIDAR-Lite range of embeddable distance measurement modules targets the need for high performance, very compact distance measurement at a revolutionary price point. LIDAR-Lite modules are easily configurable, and can be used as basic building blocks for any application where a very small, low-power, high performance optical ranging sensor is desired. Examples are collision avoidance, presence detection, auto triggering, obstacle detection and UAV height measurement. Pacer’s supplier PulsedLight Inc has developed a new approach which applies signal reconstruction methods to optical rangefinders. The resulting single chip processing implementation uses programmable logic, which greatly reduces the cost of the module. LIDAR-Lite products range from 0-5m solutions with 1cm accuracy, which utilise an LED transmitter and Pin Diode receiver, through to 0-35m solutions which utilise Pulsed Laser Diodes at 905nm with Pin and APD receiver options. More information and full datasheets are available via Pacer’s website http://www.pacer.co.uk/products/lasers-and-detectors/rangefinding/shortrangelrf/