The Radiometric Sensor Development
and Applications Team of the Sensors
and Electron Devices Directorate
(SEDD) at the U.S. Army Research
Laboratory (ARL) has developed a 2D
laser profiling scanner system to study its
operational characteristics, performance,
and effectiveness in detecting targets in
the battlefield and homeland security
environments. A profiling scanner provides
output images that reveal the size,
height, and outline or shape of an object.
This information can be useful in a wide
range of applications, ranging from simple
intrusion detection, to monitoring of
parts during a manufacturing process for
quality control purposes.