Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy: Instrumentation

Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy: Instrumentation

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is the common plasma source used in atomic emission spectroscopy (AES), a technique that detects and analyzes various elements in a sample. This method is often called inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES).
There are three main types of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) instruments: sequential, simultaneous multichannel, and Fourier transform instruments, with the latter being less commonly used....

Application of Linearization and Approximation

Application of Linearization and Approximation

A drone flying through complex terrain often relies on more than one sensing method to estimate small changes in altitude. Along with direct measurements, air pressure provides a useful indirect indicator of vertical movement. Atmospheric pressure decreases as altitude increases, and this relationship is commonly described using an exponential model. Although accurate, converting pressure measurements into altitude values requires calculations that are too complex to perform repeatedly during...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Ligand non-innocence enables HAT at dinuclear nickel complexes.

Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)·2026

Same author

Repurposing primaquine diphosphate for imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia via targeting BCR-ABL and Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

iScience·2026

Same author

Synthesis of a Series of Ln(III) (Ln = La, Ce, Lu) Aryl Complexes and Analysis of Their Ln-L Bonding Using Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations.

Inorganic chemistry·2026

Same author

A novel therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeting PZR demonstrates potent anti-metastatic efficacy in triple-negative breast cancer.

Journal of translational medicine·2026

Same author

Zoledronic Acid Inhibits the Growth of ER-Positive Breast Cancer Cells by Inducing Ferroptosis.

Biomolecules & therapeutics·2026

Same author

Remote ischaemic conditioning in patients with supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage (RICH-2): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled phase 3 trial in China.

EClinicalMedicine·2026

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 2, 2026

Three-dimensional Optical-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy

Three-dimensional Optical-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy

Published on: May 3, 2011

High-precision UAV-borne single-photon LiDAR by adaptive averaging.

Didi Zhai, Zhaohui Li, Weihua Zhang

|August 13, 2025

Summary

This study introduces a single-photon LiDAR for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), enhancing remote sensing capabilities. An adaptive averaging method significantly improves ranging precision, enabling more accurate 3D mapping.

More Related Videos

Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

Published on: February 12, 2013

Characterization of SiN Integrated Optical Phased Arrays on a Wafer-Scale Test Station

Characterization of SiN Integrated Optical Phased Arrays on a Wafer-Scale Test Station

Published on: April 1, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 2, 2026

Three-dimensional Optical-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy

Three-dimensional Optical-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy

Published on: May 3, 2011

Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

Published on: February 12, 2013

Characterization of SiN Integrated Optical Phased Arrays on a Wafer-Scale Test Station

Characterization of SiN Integrated Optical Phased Arrays on a Wafer-Scale Test Station

Published on: April 1, 2020

Area of Science:

Remote Sensing
Geomatics Engineering
Photonics

Background:

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer flexible remote sensing but face payload and power limitations impacting LiDAR performance.
Existing LiDAR systems on UAVs struggle with measurement precision and point cloud acquisition rates due to hardware constraints.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a high point cloud rate single-photon LiDAR system for UAVs.
To enhance ranging precision on moving platforms using an adaptive averaging method.

Main Methods:

Developed a single-photon LiDAR system utilizing a low-power, high-repetition-rate pulsed laser.
Implemented an adaptive averaging technique to mitigate precision loss from system response functions on dynamic platforms.
Leveraged dense echo points from the single-photon LiDAR for improved ranging accuracy.

Main Results:

Achieved a significant improvement in ranging precision from 12.4 cm to 2.8 cm for a fixed target and platform using the adaptive averaging method.
Demonstrated a 2 to 4 times improvement in ranging precision for various ground targets on a UAV platform.
The adaptive averaging method enhanced precision without accounting for UAV attitude variations.

Conclusions:

The developed single-photon LiDAR system effectively addresses UAV payload limitations for high-rate point cloud acquisition.
The adaptive averaging method substantially boosts ranging precision, making UAV-based LiDAR more reliable for accurate 3D mapping.
This technology advances the application of LiDAR in remote sensing for improved geospatial data collection.