This paper describes the methodology adopted for developing a simulator for airborne altimetric LiDAR. The goal is to model LiDAR sensor functioning so LiDAR data can be generated for a user specified terrain with given parameters of the sensor and aerial platform. The simulator is conceived having three components: 1) Terrain component, 2) Sensor component and 3) Platform component. Terrain co...

Abstract A six-axis force/torque sensor is designed to solve the problems of with a resistance strain gauge. For instance, if adhesive layer gauge not firm, elastic sensing beam will have plastic deformation. The cylindrical conductive rubber used as unit, which can detect by change piezoresistive values. units are arranged in spatial eight-point staggered manner, reduce dimensional coupling fr...

This paper describes a method of modeling sensor detectabilty and its implementation in the VANTAGE geometric/sensor modeler. Each sensor consists of one or more light sources and TV cameras, which illuminate and observe, respectively, various portions of faces of an object Sensor detectability, which specifies where the sensor can "see" (detect), can be described by a result of AND/OR operatio...