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19 August 2011 Construction of multi-functional open modulized Matlab simulation toolbox for imaging ladar system
Long Wu, Yuan Zhao, Meng Tang, Jiang He, Yong Zhang
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Abstract
Ladar system simulation is to simulate the ladar models using computer simulation technology in order to predict the performance of the ladar system. This paper presents the developments of laser imaging radar simulation for domestic and overseas studies and the studies of computer simulation on ladar system with different application requests. The LadarSim and FOI-LadarSIM simulation facilities of Utah State University and Swedish Defence Research Agency are introduced in details. This paper presents the low level of simulation scale, un-unified design and applications of domestic researches in imaging ladar system simulation, which are mostly to achieve simple function simulation based on ranging equations for ladar systems. Design of laser imaging radar simulation with open and modularized structure is proposed to design unified modules for ladar system, laser emitter, atmosphere models, target models, signal receiver, parameters setting and system controller. Unified Matlab toolbox and standard control modules have been built with regulated input and output of the functions, and the communication protocols between hardware modules. A simulation based on ICCD gain-modulated imaging ladar system for a space shuttle is made based on the toolbox. The simulation result shows that the models and parameter settings of the Matlab toolbox are able to simulate the actual detection process precisely. The unified control module and pre-defined parameter settings simplify the simulation of imaging ladar detection. Its open structures enable the toolbox to be modified for specialized requests. The modulization gives simulations flexibility.
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Long Wu, Yuan Zhao, Meng Tang, Jiang He, and Yong Zhang "Construction of multi-functional open modulized Matlab simulation toolbox for imaging ladar system", Proc. SPIE 8192, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging, 819215 (19 August 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899586
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KEYWORDS
LIDAR

Imaging systems

Systems modeling

Optical simulations

Atmospheric modeling

Computer simulations

MATLAB

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