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How do I implement accurate distance measuring to ground on a rover? [closed]

I need the end effector to always be at a fixed distance from the ground (for example 10cm.) I know little or nothing about sensors and therefore I don't know which one is the best to use (ultrasound, ...
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Are there any laser sensors that have a high accuracy at 200-400 mm with low laser angle? [closed]

I'm looking for a simple laser sensor that has these properies. Range and accuracy at different reflectance I recently wrote an unscented Kalman filter in C code and tested it with a VL6180x laser ...
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Better displacement finder? Lasers/Inertial Sensors

I've seen laser rpm measurement devices. But can it be used the find displacement/distance moved for object when attached to it? I know taking rpm of wheel and multiplying by circumference would give ...
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Do flat distance lasers exist?

In short, I want to create a flat laser plane that knows where it's being penetrated. If flat distance lasers do not exist, what other options do? I considered using several regular distance lasers ...
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Under water distance measurement

For a laboratory / field test, I'm looking for an easy solution to measure the soil surface elevation. The test runs a flow on a bed. When the erosion takes place the sediment concentration goes high ...
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Could a barcode scanner be used to get surface depth information?

(if tl;dr, go to the part where it says "actual question") this is probably a very obscure question, but: I'm working on a rather complex art installation with computer-generated sculptures, and I'm ...
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Any published designs for time-of-flight laser distance measurement

Does anyone have any references/examples for detailed circuitry for time-of-flight laser distance measurements - schematics, appnotes etc.?
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