Ranging

What is the definition of ranging?

The process of determining the distance between two objects. For example, a lidar sensor may use time of flight to calculate distance from it to the point of reflected light.

What are the applications for ranging?

• Autonomous Systems
• Autonomous Agriculture
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Defence
• Marine
• Subsea
• Surveying

What other terms are related to ranging?

• Lidar
• Navigation 
• Time of flight (ToF)

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