Functional Description - Kustom Signals Pro-Lite Reference Manual

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The Pro-Lite is a versatile instrument that measures
both the range and velocity of selected targets. The
advanced technology of the Pro-Lite provides pinpoint
aiming capability, permitting the operator to isolate a
single vehicle out of a group. This target specific speed-
measuring device will greatly reduce your time in court by
eliminating the defense argument of multiple vehicles. The
technology employed in the Pro-Lite also renders laser
detection devices relatively ineffective due to the pinpoint
accuracy and small beam size of the system.
Rather than microwave transmissions employed by
traditional traffic radar systems, the Pro-Lite uses invisible
light waves that are much higher in frequency. Because
the wavelength of these light waves is so much shorter
than microwaves, they can readily be collimated (or
focused) into an extremely narrow beam for absolute target
identification. The signal transmitted by the Pro-Lite
travels in a straight line of sight, as opposed to the
"fringing" effect that is characteristic of microwave
emissions.
The technology used by the Pro-Lite to measure
distances and speeds is referred to as LIDAR, which stands
for LIght Detection And Ranging. When the trigger is
depressed, the Pro-Lite sends out hundreds of invisible
infrared laser light pulses per second. As each pulse is
transmitted, a timer is started, and when the energy of a
laser pulse is reflected from a target and received by the
Pro-Lite, the timer is stopped. From the elapsed time
taken for the laser pulse to strike and return from the
target, the distance to the object is calculated with the
known speed-of-light through the atmosphere. If the target
is moving with respect to the Pro-Lite, a sophisticated
algorithm is used to derive the speed of the target from a
successive number of range calculations. This speed
determination is then displayed to the operator.
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