Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors
We present a Montecarlo simulator developed in Matlab<sup>®</sup> for the analysis of a Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)-based Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) flash Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. The simulation environment has been developed to accurately...
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| author | Alessandro Tontini Leonardo Gasparini Matteo Perenzoni |
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| description | We present a Montecarlo simulator developed in Matlab<sup>®</sup> for the analysis of a Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)-based Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) flash Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. The simulation environment has been developed to accurately model the components of a flash LIDAR system, such as illumination source, optics, and the architecture of the designated SPAD-based CMOS image sensor. Together with the modeling of the background noise and target topology, all of the fundamental factors that are involved in a typical LIDAR acquisition system have been included in order to predict the achievable system performance and verified with an existing sensor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c1b9bdd5d7d40548cd5577abcd912d42023-11-20T13:30:56ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-09-012018520310.3390/s20185203Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image SensorsAlessandro Tontini0Leonardo Gasparini1Matteo Perenzoni2Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, ItalyFondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, ItalyFondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, ItalyWe present a Montecarlo simulator developed in Matlab<sup>®</sup> for the analysis of a Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)-based Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) flash Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. The simulation environment has been developed to accurately model the components of a flash LIDAR system, such as illumination source, optics, and the architecture of the designated SPAD-based CMOS image sensor. Together with the modeling of the background noise and target topology, all of the fundamental factors that are involved in a typical LIDAR acquisition system have been included in order to predict the achievable system performance and verified with an existing sensor.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/18/5203MontecarloLight Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Tontini Leonardo Gasparini Matteo Perenzoni Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors Sensors Montecarlo Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) |
| title | Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full | Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_short | Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_sort | numerical model of spad based direct time of flight flash lidar cmos image sensors |
| topic | Montecarlo Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/18/5203 |
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