Statistics of remote roll angle measurement

Effie Plosker, Shlomi Arnon

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Abstract

Remote measurement of object orientation is used in various scientific fields, such as robotics, optics, and biology (e.g., optical tweezers). Roll angle is one of the three angles that describe the orientation of an object in space. A common method to measure the roll angle is based on analyzing the polarization of the backreflection of a beam. The accuracy of the measurement is degraded by low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The low SNR is the result of the large distance between the measurement device and the object, or due to the small backreflection cross section. We perform a laboratory experiment and derive a mathematical model for the probability density function of the measured roll angle and its expectation value. This model makes it possible to calculate the accuracy of the roll angle measurement at low SNRs. Experiments and theoretical analysis using our model were performed and good agreement between the two approaches has been found.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)2437-2440
Number of pages4
JournalAPPLIED OPTICS
Volume53
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Apr 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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