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Instruments that accurately measure large objects
objects. The accuracy of laser trackers is of the order of 0.025 mm over a distance of several metres. Some examples of laser tracker applications are to align
Laser_tracker
Military airborne infrared laser designator pod
AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk is a high-resolution FLIR, laser designator, and laser tracker pod system for use with laser-guided munitions. The US Navy used the AAS-38
AN/AAS-38
Key used to open and/or start an automobile
dwindling old stock supplies. An internal cut (also known as "sidewinder" or "laser cut") key has a rectangular blade with a wavy groove cut up the center of
Car_key
Military aircraft passive infrared targeting system
AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny is a laser spot tracker carried by US Air Force attack aircraft and fighter-bombers enabling them to track a laser spot on the ground.
Pave_Penny
Optical analog video disc format
LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. It was developed by Philips, Pioneer, and the movie studio
LaserDisc
Directed-energy weapon using lasers
A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon (DEW) that uses lasers to inflict damage. Laser weapons are of two types: low-power laser dazzlers that
Laser_weapon
United States military electronic system program
Acquisition Vehicle Entry. Pave Penny – Lockheed-Martin AN/AAS-35(V) laser spot tracker. Pave Pepper – An Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization
PAVE
Topics referred to by the same term
laser tracker target Shintō Musō-ryū, Japanese martial art Sites and monuments record, of archaeological sites in the UK Sprint medley relay, a track
SMR
Method of spatial measurement using laser
or laser imaging, detection, and ranging, often stylized LiDAR) is a method for determining ranges by targeting an object or a surface with a laser and
Lidar
Device used to detect enemy munitions and airplanes
as the laser spot tracker to receive the reflected rangefinder signal, so they can perform both ranging and tracking. These are called laser ranger and
Targeting_pod
Digital watermark tracking code produced by many printers
became aware of the tracking scheme in October 2004, when Dutch authorities used it to track counterfeiters who had used a Canon color laser printer. In November
Printer_tracking_dots
Type of guided bomb
War, laser-guided bombs quickly proved their value in precision strikes of difficult point targets. These weapons use on-board electronics to track targets
Laser-guided_bomb
Process used to improve the accuracy of robots
I.A. Bonev, "Absolute calibration of an ABB IRB 1600 robot using a laser tracker," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 29 No. 1, 2013
Robot_calibration
Timing of substance within a medium
measurement or cross correlation of signals. Such methods are used in laser radar and laser tracker systems for medium-long range distance measurement. In neutron
Time_of_flight
Computer mice developed and released by Apple Inc.
Bluetooth. It is powered by two AA batteries and uses a solid-state laser tracking sensor, similar to the previous-generation wireless Mighty Mouse. Apple
Magic_Mouse
Anglo-American VSTOL ground-attack aircraft
AN/ASB-19 angle-rate bombing system. The system combined a TV imager and laser tracker to provide a highly accurate targeting capability. Defensive equipment
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II
Singaporean upgrade of A-4 Skyhawk
MED-2067 Multi-function displays Lockheed Martin AN/AAS-35V Pave Penny laser tracker for use with Paveway LGBs Related development Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Lockheed
ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
ST_Aerospace_A-4SU_Super_Skyhawk
Scanning of an object or environment to collect data on its shape
research work) or by using an external tracking method. External tracking often takes the form of a laser tracker (to provide the sensor position) with
3D_scanning
Directed-energy weapon
The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS is a laser weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on USS Ponce for field testing
AN/SEQ-3_Laser_Weapon_System
Communication using light sent through free space
link quality to regulate laser diode transmission power with built-in automatic gain control. Atomic line filter#Laser tracking and communication Extremely
Free-space optical communication
Free-space_optical_communication
Military unit
constructed and working docks increased to two in order to boost production. Laser Tracker equipment was acquired in 2010 and departments of Structural Repair
No._130_Air_Engineering_Depot
Recreational shooting sport and game
Laser tag is a recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling
Laser_tag
Optical band-pass filter used in the physical sciences
(almost always laser light) that would otherwise be obscured by broadband sources, such as daylight. They are used regularly in Laser Imaging Detection
Atomic_line_filter
Handheld device that emits a laser beam
A laser pointer or laser pen is a (typically battery-powered) handheld device that uses a laser diode to emit a narrow low-power visible laser beam (i
Laser_pointer
Laser system designed by the United States and Israel for use in military operations
The Tactical High-Energy Laser, or THEL, was a laser developed for military use, also known as the Nautilus laser system. The mobile version is the Mobile
Tactical_High_Energy_Laser
British ground attack aircraft
the GR.3 standard, which featured improved sensors, a nose-mounted laser tracker, the integration of electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems and a further
Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier
Type of computer mouse
Logitech introduced mice with two lasers, to track on glass and glossy surfaces better; they dubbed them a "Darkfield" laser sensor. Manufacturers often engineer
Optical_mouse
Device that plays LaserDisc discs
A LaserDisc player is a device designed to play video (analog) and audio (analog or digital) stored on LaserDisc. LaserDisc was the first optical disc
LaserDisc_player
Digital optical disc data storage format
the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage
Compact_disc
Military aircraft targeting pod
incorporates a high definition mid-wave FLIR, dual-mode laser, visible-light HDTV, laser spot tracker, laser marker, video data link, and a digital data recorder
Sniper_Advanced_Targeting_Pod
Airborne laser demonstrator aircraft by Boeing
The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside. It was
Boeing_YAL-1
Electrostatic digital printing process
Laser printing is an electrostatic digital printing process. It produces high-quality text and graphics (and moderate-quality photographs) by repeatedly
Laser_printing
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
electrostatic probe, four radio beacons for ionospheric research, a passive laser tracking reflector, and two radio beacons for Doppler navigation experiments
Explorer_22
Controlled deflection of laser beams
Laser scanning is governed by the LiDAR technology and is defined as the controlled deflection of laser beams, visible or invisible. Scanned laser beams
Laser_scanning
Digital optical disc data storage format
0). This laser refocus—and the subsequent time needed to reacquire laser tracking—can cause a noticeable pause in A/V playback on earlier DVD players
DVD
Corrective ophthalmological surgery
LASIK or Lasik (/ˈleɪsɪk/; "laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis"), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of
LASIK
Engraving objects using lasers
Laser engraving is the practice of using lasers to engrave an object. The engraving process renders a design by physically cutting into the object to
Laser_engraving
velocimeter Laser survey Laser sword Laser table Laser tag Laser thermal keratoplasty Laser thermometer Laser trackers Laser trimming Laser turntable Laser tweezer
List_of_laser_articles
Specialized division under the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
Air B-300 Key features: Advanced systems such as AFIS-200, DGPS, and Laser Tracker. ISO 9001:2008 certification. Calibration support for defence airbases
Radio Construction & Development Unit
Radio_Construction_&_Development_Unit
Directed energy weapon
Chemical Laser, is a directed energy weapon developed by the US Navy. It is a deuterium fluoride laser, a type of chemical laser. The MIRACL laser first
MIRACL
Canadian medical measurement company
over $30,000. One of Ascension's tracking systems was the LaserBIRD optical tracker, which was used as the 3D tracking in the U.S. Army's Virtual Cockpit
Northern_Digital
Laser system operated from a flying platform
An airborne laser (ABL) is a laser system operated from a flying platform, as in the: Soviet/Russian Beriev A-60 (1981, destroyed on November 25, 2025)
Airborne_Laser
Type of musical instrument
A laser harp is an electronic musical user interface and laser lighting display. It projects several laser beams played by the musician by blocking them
Laser_harp
Device which creates images with lasers
A laser projector is a device that projects changing laser beams on a screen to create a moving image for entertainment or professional use. It consists
Laser_projector
laser to ensure accuracy. At the time, it was the first laser to use a five-dimensional eye tracker, compensating for both linear and rotational eye movements
Schwind_eye_tech_solutions
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
that provided laser tracking capabilities for optical tracking studies. The ground-based optical transmitter was a pulsed 1-ms ruby laser. A photodetector
Explorer_27
Surface-to-air missile
protection. The optical tracker was placed inside the armoured cab of the vehicle, elevating through the roof for operation. The tracker was operated from the
Rapier_(missile)
Polish military engineer (1892–1957)
requires |journal= (help) Singh, Akshay; Singh, Monika (2017). "The laser tracker". 2017 2nd International Conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT)
Rudolf_Gundlach
Weapons used by aircraft
munitions (PGMs), use advanced technologies like GPS, infrared, radar or laser tracking to precisely hit designated targets. Unguided ordnance, commonly known
Aircraft_ordnance
Variety of methods of guiding a missile
the lack of a target tracker. The guidance computer and the missile tracker are located in the missile. The lack of target tracking in GOLIS necessarily
Missile_guidance
a total of 58 GR.1As. Harrier GR.3 Featured its sensors (such as a laser tracker in the lengthened nose and radar warning receiver on the fin and tail
List_of_Harrier_variants
Main battle tank
coincidence optical rangefinder and replaced by the TPD-K1 laser rangefinder, added plastic armour track skirts covering the upper part of the suspension with
T-72_operators_and_variants
Trajectory of a beam of accelerated particles
etc., aligned (often by a survey and an alignment crew by using a laser tracker), beamlines must be within micrometre tolerance. Good alignment helps
Beamline
Under certain conditions, laser light or other bright lights (spotlights, searchlights) directed at aircraft can be a hazard. The most likely scenario
Lasers_and_aviation_safety
Welsh aerospace manufacturing company
ForgeStar-0 would return from orbit, Lumi Space was planned to trial laser tracking technology to monitor the satellite's descent through the atmosphere
Space_Forge
Russian armored fighting vehicle
against guided weapons. When the screening system warns the crew of laser tracking, a smoke screen is created by the launch of grenades. Special attention
BMPT_Terminator
First multi-button mouse produced by Apple Inc.
Trackball Force-sensing side "squeeze" areas Optical (LED) tracking (wired version) Laser tracking (wireless version) Compatible with Macintosh, Windows,
Apple_Mighty_Mouse
Measurement of the Earth using satellites
by the 1980s. Examples: PAGEOS, Project Echo, ANNA 1B In satellite laser ranging (SLR) a global network of observation stations measure the round
Satellite_geodesy
Magnetic fusion energy experiment
tight and required state of the art use of metrology systems including Laser Tracker and photogrammetry equipment. $50 million of additional funding was
National Compact Stellarator Experiment
National_Compact_Stellarator_Experiment
Pair of counter-rotating wedge prisms used for optical beam steering
beam steering and pointing in applications such as free-space laser communications, tracking, scanning and imaging lidar, and in ophthalmic instruments for
Risley_prisms
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
the National Geodetic Satellite Program. Instrumentation included: Laser Tracking Reflectors NASA Minitrack System Optical Beacon System Radio Doppler
Explorer_29
Communication using lasers in outer space
Laser communication in space is the use of free-space optical communication in outer space. Communication may be fully in space (an inter-satellite laser
Laser_communication_in_space
Missile guidance system
a technique of directing a missile to its target by means of radar or a laser beam. The name refers to the way the missile flies down the guidance beam
Beam_riding
Ground-based laser beam-powered system to clear space debris
A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system that sweeps space debris out of the path of artificial satellites (such as
Laser_broom
Pointing device used to control a computer
exception occurs when the desk surface creates problems for the optical or laser tracking, for example, a transparent or reflective surface, such as glass.[citation
Computer_mouse
2020 American film by Eric Demeusy
tracker as the men in black surround the cabin. Agent Graves demands an answer about his father's death from Carl, who refuses and is shot by laser guns
Proximity_(2020_film)
Eye treatment
particularly when employing femtosecond laser flap creation (IntraLASIK) and eye tracker technology that tracks eye position at a feedback frequency significantly
Laser_blended_vision
Offshore pirate radio station
listeners Laser 558 was attracting. Due to the blockade and lack of funds, the MV Communicator went into port, escorted by Gardline Tracker, where it
Laser_558
Type of weapon that fires a concentrated beam of energy at its target
target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. Potential applications of
Directed-energy_weapon
NASA scientific research satellites
LAGEOS (/leɪʒiːoʊs/), Laser Geodynamics Satellite or Laser Geometric Environmental Observation Survey, are a series of two scientific research satellites
LAGEOS
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
geodetic instrumentation systems included: C-Band Radar Transponder Laser Tracking Reflector Magnetometer NASA Minitrack System Optical Beacon System Precipitating
Explorer_36
U.S. military defense program (1984–1993)
of Defense to oversee development. Advanced weapon concepts, including lasers, particle-beam weapons, and ground and space-based missile systems were
Strategic_Defense_Initiative
High-resolution technique in gesture recognition and image processing
possible to perform active tracking of fingers. The Smart Laser Scanner is a marker-less finger tracking system using a modified laser scanner/projector developed
Finger_tracking
Specialization
tools, CMMs (coordinate-measuring machines), machine vision systems, laser trackers, and optical comparators. A CMM is based on CNC technology to automate
Dimensional_metrology
Statutory city in Upper Austria, Austria
world with wall and floor projections (each 16 by 9 m [52 by 30 ft]), laser tracking and 3-D animations. City Museum Nordico houses an art collection as
Linz
Computer pointing devices made by Apple
tracking mechanism. Apple's current mouse, the Magic Mouse 2, uses laser tracking. In 1979, Apple was planning to develop a business computer, and arranged
Apple_pointing_devices
Optical method of measuring fluid flow
Laser Doppler velocimetry, also known as laser Doppler anemometry, is the technique of using the Doppler shift in a laser beam to measure the velocity
Laser_Doppler_velocimetry
repair needs. Atlas further expanded its onsite expertise with a new laser tracking metrology service in 2012, allowing for completing large-scale machining
Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.
Atlas_Machine_and_Supply,_Inc.
UK laser weapon technology demonstrator
DragonFire is a British laser directed-energy weapon (LDEW) in development for the Royal Navy. It was first unveiled to the public as a technology demonstrator
DragonFire_(weapon)
British audio and video equipment manufacturer
supply. Especially, they sped up the deck's laser-tracking servo's focus reaction time in order to track warped discs better. They also installed a new
Meridian_Audio
2004 single by Usher
X, shows the artists performing choreography in a club in front of blue laser beams. "Yeah!" won a Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Annual Grammy
Yeah!_(Usher_song)
Large-screen film format
Canada. IMAX GT is the premium large format. The digital format uses dual laser projectors, which can show 1.43 digital content when combined with a 1.43
IMAX
2009–2020 US Air Force aircraft acquisition program
Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The aircraft will have to laser track and designate targets, as well as track targets using electro-optical and infrared video/still
Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance
Light_Attack/Armed_Reconnaissance
Refractive eye surgery procedure
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (or laser epithelial keratomileusis) (LASEK) are laser eye surgery procedures intended
Photorefractive_keratectomy
2011 studio album by Lupe Fiasco
Lasers is the third studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released on March 7, 2011, by 1st & 15th Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Production
Lasers_(album)
Optical imaging technique
Confocal laser scanning microscopes use multiple mirrors (typically 2 or 3 scanning linearly along the x- and the y- axes) to scan the laser across the
Confocal_microscopy
1979 studio album by After the Fire
Laser Love is the second album by UK band After the Fire. Released in 1979, the album showcased more of a new wave approach, including much shorter songs
Laser_Love_(album)
but rather reflective. Early CD players were very basic in nature. A laser tracks the blocks of data from the centre of the disc outwards, while the disc
Skip_(audio_playback)
A solar-pumped laser (or solar-powered laser) is a laser that shares the same optical properties as conventional lasers such as emitting a beam consisting
Solar-pumped_laser
Semiconductor light source
coatings and die shape, are required to efficiently emit light. Unlike a laser, the light emitted from an LED is neither spectrally nor spatially coherent
Light-emitting_diode
Soviet weapons testing center
two modest devices used primarily for experiments in space tracking. Several other laser test sites were also active during this period. During the 1980s
Terra-3
Directed-energy weapon, Counter unmanned air system
electromagnetic/laser weapon developed by Roketsan. It was first unveiled at the 2019 IDEF exhibition on 8 May 2019. This combat laser was used to destroy
ALKA_(weapon)
Aerial warfare targeting system
system employed to track and locate targets in aerial warfare. It can use charge-coupled device, TV cameras, laser rangefinders and laser designators. EOTS
Electro-optical targeting system
Electro-optical_targeting_system
Small vehicle designed originally to carry golfers
Line, and Dargaville Rail Carts on a 15 km (9.3 mi) section of the rail track from Dargaville branch to Tangowahine. Similar vehicles are run by Andrews
Golf_cart
Bonding of metals through extrusion
a track of solid metal. Some processes involve moving the laser and powder nozzle assembly over a stationary substrate to produce solidified tracks. The
Cladding_(metalworking)
Russian global navigation satellite system
segment consists of: a system control centre five Telemetry, Tracking and Command centers two Laser Ranging Stations ten Monitoring and Measuring Stations Companies
GLONASS
Scientific instruments
gradient force trap) are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to hold and move microscopic and sub-microscopic objects like atoms
Optical_tweezers
2007 studio album by Bonde do Rolê
With Lasers is a 2007 album by the band Bonde do Rolê. It was released on the Domino Records label. The album title is based on an Internet meme seen in
With_Lasers
Area in Western Australia
effective 27 June 1978 to establish a NASA Temporary Mobile Satellite Laser Tracking Facility. Near the MOBLAS facility is a DORIS (geodesy) beacon, provided
Yatharagga
3D printing technique
Selective laser melting (SLM) is one of many proprietary names for a metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology that uses a bed of powder with a source
Selective_laser_melting
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wealth
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with boils or lumpy skin, or perhaps for a hunchback, from Middle High German maser ‘lump’, ‘protuberance’.German and English : from Middle High Germanmaser, Middle English maser ‘maple-wood bowl’ (Old French masere, of Germanic origin), hence a metonymic occupational name for a wood-turner producing such ware.English : variant spelling of Macer, an occupational name for a mace-bearer, from Old French maissier, massier, a derivative of Old French masse ‘mace’.German (Maaser) : pet form of Thomas.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of cord and string, derived from Middle English lace ‘cord’ (Old French laz, las).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helper of God, One who helps, Assister, Friend, One who scatters, Exposer, Announcer, Protector, Supporter
Male
Yiddish
(לֵייזֶער) Yiddish form of Hebrew Elazar, LAZER means "my God has helped."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wave; Flow
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Wealthy
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew, Irish
God has Helped
Boy/Male
Indian
Lives forever
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Löscher (see Loescher).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from the village of Lasha, now in Belarus.
Biblical
thick; wise
Boy/Male
Indian
Helper of God, One who helps, Assister, Friend, One who scatters, Exposer, Announcer, Protector, Supporter
Girl/Female
Hindu
The wave
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a washerman, Anglo-Norman French laver (an agent derivative of Old French laver ‘to wash’, Latin lavare).English : habitational name from High, Little or Magdalen Laver in Essex, named from Old English lagu ‘flood’, ‘water’ + fær ‘passage’, ‘crossing’.English : topographic name for someone living where bulrushes or irises grew, Old English lǣfer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places in Essex – Layer Breton, Layer de la Haye, and Layer Marney – all named from a river name, Leire, or from Leire in Leicestershire, also named from an identical river name. The river name is of Celtic origin and is probably the base of the tribal name Ligore, found in the place name Leicester.English : nickname or status name from Anglo-Norman French le eyr ‘the heir’. Compare Ayer.English : occupational name for a stone layer, Middle English leyer; the job of the layer was to position the stones worked by the masons.German : habitational name for someone from any of the various placed named Lay, in the Rhineland and Bavaria.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lives forever
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Assister; Friend
Girl/Female
Biblical
Thick, wise.
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex and Kent)
English (Sussex and Kent) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old English lacu ‘stream’ (see Lake) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
Girl/Female
German
An Old German name derived from words meaning 'god' and 'peace'.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant of Glascock.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Rajasthani
Mountain
Boy/Male
Norse
King of the Goths.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
The King
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English (found mainly in Yorkshire)
English (found mainly in Yorkshire) : patronymic from one of several Middle English personal names. Reaney and Wilson have it as ‘son of Hann’ or ‘son of Hand’. Bardsley explains it as ‘son of Anne’, but Anne was not common as a Middle English personal name, although this is very probably the sense of the Scottish surname Anisoun. More plausible in a medieval context, perhaps, is ‘son of Agnes’ (see Annis), or even ‘son of Anselm’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kind
Boy/Male
Hebrew American Latin Biblical
God with us. Also an Old Testament name for the Messiah.
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
LASER TRACKER
n.
Same as Mazer.
n.
That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.
n.
A lawyer.
n.
One who, or that which, lays.
n.
Lager beer.
n.
That which washes or cleanses.
a.
Compar. of Late, a. & adv.
n.
The fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and P. vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
n.
One who laves; a washer.
n.
A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
n.
A liar.
n.
See 2d Lasher.
n.
One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
n.
One who loses.
n.
One who leases or gleans.
n.
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
n.
A laver.
n.
An artificial oyster bed.
pl.
of Later
n.
A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.