Talk:Laser range-finder

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This page should either be merged or made more compatible with the LIDAR page.--David Streutker 20:15, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Against merge: IMHO the LIDAR stuff should be removed from Laser range-finder article. In my eyes LIDAR and Laser range-finders are two different sets of devices even if they share the same principle and a LIDAR can also measure distances. Alureiter 16:10, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
Against merge. Agree with Alureiter: LIDAR stuff should be moved to LIDAR page and this page should be used for laser rangefinders. Mattopia 11:03, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
Against too, I thought of Laser range-finder for gadgets used in construction like Leica Distos (image added) or Bosch DLE. --Marc Lacoste 20:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

So I removed the merge template --Marc Lacoste 20:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

The Laser Rangefinders and 3-D Computer Modelling section is very generic and not complete. The subject is better discussed in the 3D scanner article. I propose to shorten this section a lot an refer to that article.ALoopingIcon 15:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Approve --Marc Lacoste 20:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do they measure?

How do they measure something moving at the speed of light? Dudtz 8/3/06 8:45 PM EST

By measuring phase offset (using an interferometer) between forward and reflected waves, then using the speed of light in m/s to convert the phase offset to distance in m, then displaying meters or converting measured results to yards. Yaf 20:02, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Military Application

Does the laser targeting mentioned here actually use a rangefinder, or is it simply laser illumination? 134.50.238.66 21:44, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

  • That part of the article have to be completly rewriten. You only need laser illumination for targeting. This part of the article talk about the counter measure against laser rangefinding and not about the fact that laser range finding is perhaps THE most important element armored engagement. The laser rangefinder permit a tank to fire at a target about 1-2 second after the bore sight is axed toward it. They just laze it, let the targeting computer do the instant calculation let the bore move a litle to adjust for the distance and fire. Without a laser a gunner have to estimate the distance himself and fire through an optical sight or enter the distance into the targeting computer before firing. -- Esurnir 17:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Range" section should be "Error"

It seems to me that the section currently labeled s "Range" should be "Error" as all the facts presented relate to distortions that result in a loss of accuracy, —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.98.76.131 (talk) 05:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC).