Laser range data analysis is of high interest in photogrammetry. Rangeestimation for complex surface structures can be inaccurate. To overcome this drawback a method using a laser scanner capable offull-waveform analysis is proposed. For analysis the transmitted waveform of the emitted pulse is used to estimate thereceived waveform of the backscattered pulse for a known surface.We simulated a plane surface with different slopes and a sphere. Typicalspatial beam distributions are considered for modeling, namely Gaussian and uniform. The surface response is determined andthe corresponding received waveform is calculated. The normalized cross-correlation function in between the simulated andthe measured waveform is used for precise range measurement.Additionally the position on the surface can be determined.     «

Laser range data analysis is of high interest in photogrammetry. Rangeestimation for complex surface structures can be inaccurate. To overcome this drawback a method using a laser scanner capable offull-waveform analysis is proposed. For analysis the transmitted waveform of the emitted pulse is used to estimate thereceived waveform of the backscattered pulse for a known surface.We simulated a plane surface with different slopes and a sphere. Typicalspatial beam distributions are considered for m...     »