Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...

The system projects laser light and senses the position where the light strikes a detector, measuring structural drift. Making use of a geometric array of the small, light-sensitive photodiodes, the ...

UCC is part of an EU project to boost machines such as satellites and drones with laser sensors that can measure distances accurately.

CERDEC's awards recognized excellence in enabling technologies in the areas of advanced sensor and laser systems and for development of a software architecture for managing complex mission command ...

A new EU project plans to expand adventures in the cosmos with a suitably space-age technology: lasers. The INPHOMIR initiative is developing the lasers to enhance spacecraft sensors. By emitting ...

Working in collaboration with European partners as part of the Oxigen Project under the European Commission's FP7 research umbrella, the team successfully embedded nickel-coated fiber-optic sensors ...

A project at Penn State University has taken a step towards environmental sensors better able to detect multiple gas species simultaneously. The new approach exploits advances in laser writing ...

FOLSOM, Calif. – In a suburb of Sacramento, on the edge of a row of beige houses, a giant transmission tower shoots up into the blue summer sky. Jon Marmillo is looking up at a box sitting about 20 ...

Next-gen fan blades: Hybrid twin RTM, printed sensors, laser shock disassembly MORPHO project demonstrates blade with 20% faster RTM cure cycle, uses AI-based monitoring for improved maintenance/life ...

Earthquake damaged buildings, bridges and other critical infrastructure may be evaluated more quickly for safety and response options following an event with new optical sensor technology and software ...