Re: Approach
Would lidar even work in a hot, bright room?
IR lidar would be a poor choice in a hot environment, and visible light lidar would have issues with smoke.
The best choice currently, to map structures (and bare materials) through smoke, flames and steam, is probably radar using frequencies between 79 GHz and 300 GHz ( ref: doi:10.3390/s21020439 ). Higher frequencies are attenuated more at higher temperatures than lower frequencies, but provide higher resolution scans. Multiple scans at multiple frequencies would provide the best overall result in such a harsh environment.
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