The new stereo camera beats lidar.

Lidar or laser radar might be the eye of the tiger. Researchers are operating systems that do not use active radars to avoid jamming and radio radiation that can uncover observers. The problem with lidar is that the system sends laser beams that can cause eye injuries if there is damage in the lens of that system. Also in some cases, the active laser rays can make the lidar system very visible. The lidar can also be used as a laser communicator making the system a multi-use tool.

But passive systems like low-light CCD technology using cameras that can point the cameras by connecting multiple pixels from both cameras can also be very accurate. Those camera systems can measure distances very effectively and accurately. Those CCD cameras can operate in almost total darkness. The AI-based software can interconnect those pixels from both cameras with extremely high accuracy.

"NoDar's software can convert a pair of stereo images from a camera [left column] into detailed depth maps [right column], even in heavy rain [top row] or fog [bottom row]. "NODAR (https://spectrum.ieee.org/camera-crushes-lidar)

It can used to detect aircraft, satellites, and ground objects. If the telescope uses the CCD-based stereo-imaging system it can measure distance to satellites accurately. This system is also immune to anti-radar stealth technology.

And that kind of system can replace lidars. That CCD-based stereo camera is created for working in robot cars. However, the engineers can install the same system in all systems. That requires very accurate distance measurements. If artillery or some other military system uses that triangular passive optical rangefinder. That means the system will not send any kind of radiation.

The passive detector and rangefinder make it impossible to locate the benefiting signals that the system sends. If the missile uses an optical passive camera-based homing system. The only thing that can detect it is radar and IR signature. But those kinds of missiles do not alarm electronic surveillance systems. This kind of system can use an inertial navigation system until they see targets. And that thing makes them immune to jamming. In terminal sequence, those missiles can use an optical image-based target recognition system which gives it pinpoint accuracy.

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