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Why not use the same system that laser printers use with rotating mirrors and precisely timed laser pulses. I’m not sure how accurate you could get it over 10m
by throwaway316943 6y ago
Why not use the same system that laser printers use with rotating mirrors and precisely timed laser pulses. I’m not sure how accurate you could get it over 10m but it would be massively cheaper and could use parts and electronics that are already produced at scale. Cheaper means you could take more of a shot gun approach to make up for any loss of accuracy.
- jcims 6y agoThat would definitely work if you just wanted to shoot any bug out of the sky. Probably have to use a more powerful laser to dump enough energy into the wings to damage them. The system in the article uses reflections from a continuous illumination by the laser to identify the insect. Basically just translates to an audio signature that can be used to to see if it’s a mosquito and even if it’s a male or female. It should be a lot more tricky with a very short illumination by scanning laser.
- throwaway316943 6y agoWhat about adding more scanning lasers to get a better measurement of the location? That could also be your power increase by firing multiple lasers at the same spot. Might be safer too since each individual laser would be lower power and the dangerous spot would be localized to where the beams cross.