laser ranging

laser ranging

[′lā·zər ‚rānj·iŋ] (engineering) A technique for determining the distance to a target by precise measurement of the time required for a laser pulse to travel from a transmitter to a reflector on the target and return to a detector.

laser ranging

Laser-guided bomb.A method of obtaining the range of a target by illuminating it with a laser. Range is the function of time it takes for a laser pulse to return.