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VQ580 is a CLASS 3B Laser Product. Direct exposure to the laser radiation is dangerous and may cause severe damage to eyes and skin. DO NOT LOOK INTO THE TRANSMITTER LENS! DO NOT POINT THE TRANSMITTER LENS AT PEOPLES EYES!
Operation of the VQ580 requires experienced staff on board the aircraft. |
Summary
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The Airborne Laser Scanner with Online Waveform Processing (high-accuracy) provides high speed, non-contact data acquisition using a narrow near-infrared laser beam and a fast line scanning mechanism. It was especially designed to measure on snow and ice. aircraft:bt-67:vq580 (6778) |
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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| contenttype | Metadata |
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| Manufacturer | Riegl |
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| Model | VQ580 |
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| Serial No. | n/a |
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| Type | laser scanner |
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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| contenttype | Images |
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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| contenttype | Contacts |
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| Name | Institution | Role |
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| Veit Helm | Alfred-Wegener-Institute | Device Contact |
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Components and Specifications
Besides the scanner itself operation of the laser scanner VQ580 requires an operator PC installed in a rack. For safety reasons a laser scanner key switch for easy emergency stop is also in installed in a rack.
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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| contenttype | Subdevices |
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| Name | Model | Serial Number |
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| Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | S9997784 | | Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | S9998874 | | Laser Scanner VQ580 | VQ580 | S9999057 |
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Specifications of VQ580 (without mounting)
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|| Dimension (L x W x H)| 361 x 206 x 219 mm||
|| Weight | 13 kg||
|| Power Supply | 18 - 32 VDC ||
|| Data interface | TCP/IP || |
Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameter
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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| contenttype | Parameters |
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| Parameter | Sensor Output Type | Unit |
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| surface scans for digital terrain models | distance | none |
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Rawdata storage on board
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During flight VQ580 data are stored on an external PC with the scanner specific software RiAQUIRE running. |
Data archiving on land
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After the flight VQ580 data are downloaded from the PC and are made accessible via the external devices file system of the land Data Managment System (DMS). |
Documentation
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| urn | aircraft:bt-67:vq580 |
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Also see https://sensor.awi.de/ for calibration certificates of the sensors.
