Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 11, 1110001(2022)

Double-Threshold Lidar Cloud Layer Detection Algorithm Based on Cluster Analysis

Sicheng Chen, Jianhua Chang*, Zhenxing Liu, Mei Zhou, Yuanyuan Meng, and Boye Wang
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  • School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, China
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    Sicheng Chen, Jianhua Chang, Zhenxing Liu, Mei Zhou, Yuanyuan Meng, Boye Wang. Double-Threshold Lidar Cloud Layer Detection Algorithm Based on Cluster Analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(11): 1110001

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 9, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 12, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 2, 2022

    The Author Email: Chang Jianhua (jianhuachang@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1110001

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