---
title: "A Scanning Laser Rangefinder for a Robotic Vechicle"
authors:
  - "R. A. Lewis"
  - "A. R. Johnston"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/182"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/0182.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1977
pages: "762-767"
track: "Robotics"
keywords:
---

# A Scanning Laser Rangefinder for a Robotic Vechicle

R. A. Lewis, A. R. Johnston

*Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 762-767.

## Abstract

A scanning Laser Rangefinder (LRF) which operates in conjunction with a minicomputer as part of a robotic vehicle is described . The description includes both hardware and software. Also included is a discussion of our functional requirements relative to the state - of-the -art; a detailing of the instrument and its performance; a summary of the robot system in which the LRF functions; the software organization, interfaces, and description; and some applications to which the LRF has been put.