Performance of Flash Lidar with Real-time Image Enhancement Algorithm for Landing Hazard Avoidance

Performance of a 3-D imaging flash lidar employing a novel super-resolution algorithm is characterized by a series of static and dynamic tests. A gantry test of this lidar in which the lidar was placed in an instrumented moving basket above a calibrated hazard field proved an excellent demonstration of hazard avoidance capabilities. Results of the gantry test are reported and potential of flash lidar utilizing super-resolution algorithm for future landing missions are explained.