For this project, we investigate different methods of adding location-based security to a WLAN network. A literature review is done toconfirm the current state-of-the-art on the subject, and we scrutinizethe available methods based on practicality, security, and simplicity.We then further delve into a few specific methods with good prop-erties based on the prior review, to confirm if these are suitable fora proof-of-principle implementation. Finally, if a suitable method isfound, we develop the proof-of-principle to show that the system canwork in practice.

L’identification des micro-organismes reposait jusqu’à présent sur l’étude des caractères culturaux et biochimiques de chaque espèce. Depuis quelques années, la spectrométrie de masse de type Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time Of Flight (MALDI-TOF) s’est développée dans les laboratoires de microbiologie clinique. Cette nouvelle technologie permet de réaliser très rapidement et à moindre coût un diagnostic d’espèce sur des colonies de bactéries ou de champignons isolées sur des milieux de culture solides.Dans un premier temps, nous avons montré que cette technologie permet de réaliser une identification des germes isolés en milieu liquide, comme les flacons d’hémoculture au cours des bactériémies par exemple. Ce dépistage se fait directement à partir du flacon positif, sans attendre l’isolement des colonies sur milieu solide. Ce diagnostic disponible dès le premier jour permet d’adapter l’antibiothérapie au phénotype de résistance habituel de l’espèce.Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons cherché à identifier la nature des biomarqueurs utilisés pour l’identification des espèces bactériennes, en prenant comme exemple la bactérie pathogène Neisseria meningitidis. La comparaison du génome et du protéome des souches entièrement séquencées a permis de mettre en évidence la nature exacte des protéines impliquées dans le diagnostic d’espèce. Par ailleurs, les protéines ribosomales étant majoritaires et pouvant servir d’outil épidémiologique, nous avons constaté que la mise en évidence de leurs variations sur le spectre de masse rend la différenciation de souches au sein d’une même espèce possible, en adaptant la méthode d’analyse. Enfin, nous avons présenté des résultats préliminaires encourageants sur l’exploitation du caractère constant de certaines protéines ribosomales visibles directement sur le spectre de masse, permettant de différencier des espèces très proches, comme Streptococcus pneumoniae et Streptococcus mitis. / Until now, bacterial and fungal identification has been based on biochemical characterization of microorganisms. The Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently been developed in clinical microbiology laboratories. This new technology allows a rapid, accurate and less expensive identification of bacterial and fungal colonies grown on agar media. First, we have shown that the direct identification of bacteria grown in liquid media such as blood cultures was possible, without waiting for a subculture on solid media. Since the diagnosis is available on the first day, the presumptive antimicrobial treatment can be rapidly adapted according to the usual resistance phenotype of the microorganism. We have then searched to identify the biomarkers used for the identification of bacteria, using Neisseria meningitidis as a model. Comparing the genome and the proteome of sequenced strains allowed us to identify the ribosomal proteins as thoses involved in the MALDI-TOF MS diagnosis. Ribosomal proteins are very abundant and are very often used as epidemiological tools : their variations on the bacteria mass spectrum allows an intra-species differentiation of several strains. Finally we present encouraging preliminary results based on the detection of consistent ribosomal proteins directly visible on the mass spectrum that lead to the accurate identification of some very close species such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis.

Detta examensarbete fokuserar på utveckling och utvärdering av en ny metod för att räkna dubbelriktade personflöden inomhus med hjälp av Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight teknik. Projektets huvudsyfte är att skapa en kostnadseffektiv, strömsnål och integritetsvänlig lösning som är i linje med lagar som GDPR. Studien börjar med en kort genomgång av tillgängliga tekniker för personflödesmätning, men det blir tydligt att dessa tekniker brister i kraven för den önskade tekniken. Mot denna bakgrund framstår Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight som en lovande kandidat på grund av sin förmåga att detektera objekt och rörelseriktningar utan att samla in personligt identifierbar information. För att realisera detta projekt har ett utvecklingskit baserat på sensorn CH201 från Chirp Microsystems använts. Sensorns låga strömförbrukning och förmåga att mäta avstånd i ett brett synfält är det som är lovande i tekniken. Ett akustiskt hölje optimerar sensorernas synfält och minimerar störningar. Experimentdelen av arbetet inkluderar uppbyggnaden av en testmiljö där sensorernas förmåga att korrekt räkna individer och bestämma deras rörelseriktning testas. Resultaten från dessa tester visar på hög noggrannhet i detektering av enskilda individer som passerar, men har lägre noggrannhet då flera personer passerar samtidigt. Vidare diskuteras potentialen för att vidareutveckla systemet för att även kunna hantera större personflöden och mer komplexa scenarion, som flera personer som rör sig bredvid varandra i olika riktningar. En kritisk granskning av systemets prestanda under längre tidsperioder och i olika miljöer föreslås som framtida forskningsarbete för att ytterligare validera och förbättra tekniken. Sammanfattningsvis demonstrerar detta arbete potentialen hos tekniken som en säker och integritetsvänlig lösning för effektiv övervakning av personflöden. Med ytterligare utveckling och anpassning förväntas tekniken kunna uppfylla en ännu högre noggrannhet. / This thesis focuses on the development and evaluation of a new method for measuring bidirectional indoor people flows using Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight technology. The main purpose of the project is to create a cost-effective, low-power, and privacy-friendly solution that complies with laws like the GDPR. It begins with a short review of existing techniques for measuring people flow, concluding that these technologies do not support the goal of the new technology. Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight emerges as a promising candidate due to its ability to detect objects and directions of movement without collecting personally identifiable information. To realize this project, a development kit based on the CH201 sensor from ChirpMicrosystems has been used. The sensor’s low power consumption and ability to measure distances in a wide field of view are what made the technology promising. An acoustic enclosure optimizes the sensors’ field of view and minimizes interference. The experimental part of the work includes the construction of a test environment where the sensors’ ability to accurately count individuals and determine their direction of movement is tested. The results from these tests show high accuracy in detecting individual passersby but encounter more problems with multiple individuals simultaneously. Further discussions will explore the potential for developing the system to manage larger crowds and more complex scenarios, such as multiple people moving side by side in different directions. A critical review of the system’s performance over longer periods and in different environments is proposed as future research work to further validate and improve the technology. In conclusion, this work demonstrates the potential of the technology as a secure and privacy-friendly solution for effective monitoring of people flows. With further development and adaptation, the technology is expected to offer significantly better accuracy.

Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is a rapidly developing liquid chromatographic technique in which electroosmotic flow (EOF) is used to propel mobile phase through the chromatographic column. The use of EOF results in reduced band dispersion when compared with pressurised flow, but narrow capillaries are required to avoid dispersion due to heating that arises from the required application of high electrical potentials. Measurement of UV absorbance in these narrow capillaries is therefore relatively insensitive, demanding improved detection methods. This work presents an alternative strategy that is based on the combination of ion trap accumulation with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Electrospray is most often used to transfer analytes from solution to the gas phase, concomitant with ionisation, when interfacing CEC to mass spectrometry. The small volumetric flow rates encountered in CEC, however, raise the possibility of other types of interface being effective. The work presented here describes the development of a novel interface in which a pulsed IR laser is used to vaporise chromatographic eluent, followed by ionisation using a pulsed UV laser. Vaporisation and ionisation both occur within the ion trap to remove the possibility of transmission losses. Ionisation laser wavelength is varied to impart a degree of selectivity. The presence of vaporised solvent and analyte ions inside the trap offers the possibility of performing ion-molecule chemistry. In developing this instrument, the electrochromatographic column was separated from the interface by an electrically grounded junction and a transfer capillary. To preserve chromatographic efficiency, the fluid dynamics of this junction between the column and the transfer capillary were investigated both computationally and experimentally. Simulations of the fluid dynamics of the junction are presented. In order to test the interface without the intermittent, chromatographic, delivery of analyte, a continuous leak inlet was employed. The performance of the instrument was evaluated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons because they are important environmental pollutants and because they are amenable to laser ionisation at 266 nm. Expressed as a number of theoretical plates per metre, an average chromatographic efficiency of 95,000 was obtained with a test mixture that consisted of acenaphthene, biphenyl, fluorene, naphthalene and phenanthrene. Furthermore, using the leak inlet, naphthalene was detected as a 100 nM solution in acetonitrile.

A promising new approach for studying cold ion-molecule chemical reactions is the combination of laser- or sympathetically-cooled trapped ions and slow-moving molecules from a cold molecule source, such as a quadrupole velocity selector or a Stark decelerator. Previous reaction studies using trapped atomic ions and slow molecules from a quadrupole velocity selector were able to reach average collision energies as low as 1 K. However, the guided molecules had an approximately room temperature rotational energy distribution, so the reactions studied were not truly cold. Thus, a new molecular source for producing translationally and rotationally cold molecules utilizing buffer gas cooling and quadrupole velocity selection was constructed by K. Twyman and characterized for use in cold reaction studies. This new source of cold molecules is referred to as the buffer gas guide. A new ion trap has been designed and built for use with the existing buffer gas guide. The new ion trap apparatus is compact and mechanically compatible with this new guide. It uses a linear Paul ion trap with cylindrical electrodes to trap ions. Two optical axes (one axial and one radial) enable efficient cooling of small ion crystals. A field-free time-of-flight tube and ion detection assembly are also incorporated into the apparatus. A new technique for determining the mass and quantity of trapped ions has also been developed, termed digital ion trap mass spectrometry. The new technique uses a digital RF waveform to trap ions before ejecting the ions radially from the trap using an ejection pulse applied to the trap electrodes. The ions are then detected after free flight along a time-of-flight tube. This technique was characterized by ejecting crystals of various sizes and compositions: Ca^&plus; only, Ca^&plus;/CaF^&plus;, Ca^&plus;/CaOH^&plus;/CaOD^&plus;, and Ca^&plus;/NH^&plus;<sub style='position: relative; left: -.6em;'>3</sub> /NH^&plus;<sub style='position: relative; left: -.6em;'>4</sub> /H₃O^&plus;. A linear relationship between the number of ions ejected (determined by comparing experimental and simulated crystal images) and the integral of the time-of-flight peak was observed for Ca^&plus; and Ca^&plus;/CaF^&plus;. All mass peaks were resolved. Simulations of the trapped ions and their trajectories through the time-of-flight tube were also performed, and excellent agreement between the simulated and experimental mass resolution was observed. Progress towards combining the buffer gas guide with the previously independent ion trap is also presented. It is anticipated that the combined buffer gas guide ion trap apparatus will enable the study of ion-molecule reactions at low temperatures with translationally and rotationally cold molecules. It is anticipated that the new digital ion trap mass spectrometry technique will simplify the study of reactions when multiple product ions whose masses are separated by only 1 AMU are formed. A new ion trap has been designed and built for use with the existing buffer gas guide. The new ion trap apparatus is compact and mechanically compatible with this new guide. It uses a linear Paul ion trap with cylindrical electrodes to trap ions. Two optical axes (one axial and one radial) enable efficient cooling of small ion crystals. A field-free time-of-flight tube and ion detection assembly are also incorporated into the apparatus. A new technique for determining the mass and quantity of trapped ions has also been developed, termed digital ion trap mass spectrometry. The new technique uses a digital RF waveform to trap ions before ejecting the ions radially from the trap using an ejection pulse applied to the trap electrodes. The ions are then detected after free flight along a time-of-flight tube. This technique was characterized by ejecting crystals of various sizes and compositions: Ca+ only, Ca+/CaF+, Ca+/CaOH+/CaOD+, and Ca+/NH+3/NH+4/H3O+. A linear relationship between the number of ions ejected (determined by comparing experimental and simulated crystal images) and the integral of the time-of-flight peak was observed for Ca+ and Ca+/CaF+. All mass peaks were resolved. Simulations of the trapped ions and their trajectories through the time-of-flight tube were also performed, and excellent agreement between the simulated and experimental mass resolution was observed. Progress towards combining the buffer gas guide with the previously independent ion trap is also presented. It is anticipated that the combined buffer gas guide ion trap apparatus will enable the study of ion-molecule reactions at low temperatures with translationally and rotationally cold molecules. It is anticipated that the new digital ion trap mass spectrometry technique will simplify the study of reactions when multiple product ions whose masses are separated by only 1 AMU are formed.

Beyond the expected DBP exposure from drinking water, dermal from bathing, and inhalation, occurrence in food and beverage items can provide an additional occurrence pathway. Synthetic dyes are often added to beverages for aesthetic purposes and many are in the form of a reactive azo (-N=N-) dye or triarylmethane dye, both with a characteristic aromatic ring. The presence of dyes in beverages that are reconstituted with disinfected tap water pose the risk of reactions with the residual chlorine in the drinking water resulting in decolorization, and of greater concern, disinfection byproduct formation. Additionally, oral over-the-counter (OTC) medications contain chemical constituents that when reconstituted with tap water present a risk of DBP formation. Several studies were performed to evaluate the kinetic decay rates of the dyes and drugs in disinfectants, and the effects of water quality conditions on DBP formation. Commercial beverage products and OTC medications were evaluated for the DBPs that were detected in the free chlorine-treated precursor samples. The dye and drugs precursors followed second order kinetics, with the fastest rates for brilliant blue and phenylephrine in chlorinated water. The effects of water properties on precursor degradation and DBP formation was complex due to the influence of characteristics of precursor molecules. The cytotoxic and anti-estrogenic responses were measured in the dye and drug precursors and their respective beverages and OTC medications, to determine potential links. Mio Energy showed estrogenic character and Alka Seltzer induced an anti-estrogenic and cytotoxic response, however there were no clear linkages between the beverage/ medication and their respective dye and drug precursors.

This bachelor thesis has been collaborated with Saab Dynamics AB in Karlskoga. The purpose is to analyze time-based rangefinder based on Time-to-Digital Converter with short laser pulses. Compensation will be produced for timing walk-error that is introduced by a dynamic problem. The temperatures influence on the distance measurement will be verified. After collecting data from measurements, compensation is produced. With help from the compensation the measurements are working on different targets.

Kam Yuen Kwan = 利用散射及反衝粒子飛行時間譜儀及其他表面分析儀器就LiTaO3對質子及鋰離子交換後改變之研究 / 甘婉君. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Kam Yuen Kwan = Li yong san she ji fan chong li zi fei xing shi jian pu yi ji qi ta biao mian fen xi yi qi jiu LiTaO3 dui zhi zi ji li li zi jiao huan hou gai bian zhi yan jiu / Gan Wanjun. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.iii / Table of contents --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Definition of Ferroelectrics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Common Properties of Ferroelectrics --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Polarization --- p.2 / Chapter 1.4 --- Lithium Tantalate (LiTa03) --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Crystal Structure --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Pyroelectric Effect --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Determination of Polarity --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Proton Exchange --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.5 --- Reverse Exchange --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.6 --- Applications --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5 --- Emerging Attentions in Surface Properties of Smart Materials --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6 --- Difficulties in Surface Studies of Ferroelectric and Related Smart Materials --- p.15 / Chapter 1.7 --- Recent Developments of TOF-SARS in Our Research Group and Its Applicability on LiTa〇3 --- p.16 / Chapter 1.8 --- Objectives of the Present Thesis Work --- p.17 / Chapter 1.9 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.17 / Chapter 1.10 --- Reference --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Ion Exchange Processes and Sample Prepartion --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1 --- Fundamental of Ion Exchange Technique --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2 --- Sample Preparation --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Starting Material --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Proton Exchange Procedures --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Reverse Exchange Procedures --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3 --- Reference --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Time-of-Flight Ion Scattering and Recoiling Spectrometry (TOF-SARS) --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Physics in Elemental Analysis --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Physics in Structural Analysis --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Instrumentation --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Vacuum Chamber --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Pumping System --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Sample Manipulator --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Pulsed Ion Beam Line --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Detectors and Associated Electronics --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3 --- Reference --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Other Surface Science Tools Used in This Work --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Principle of FTIR --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Experiment --- p.42 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) Mode of FTIR --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2 --- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Basic Principle of XPS --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Experimental Set Up --- p.48 / Chapter 4.3 --- Elastic Recoil Detection (ERD) --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Basic Theory of ERD --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Experimental Set Up --- p.50 / Chapter 4.4 --- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) --- p.51 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Working Principle of SEM --- p.52 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Experimental Set Up --- p.52 / Chapter 4.5 --- Reference --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Results and Discussions --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- ERD Results on Incorporation of Protons --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2 --- XPS Results on Proton Exchange and Reverse Exchange --- p.56 / Chapter 5.3 --- FTIR Results on Proton Exchange and Reverse Exchange --- p.57 / Chapter 5.4 --- SEM Results on Domain-Inversion Induced by Proton Exchange --- p.59 / Chapter 5.5 --- TOF-SARS Results on Enhancement of Ion-induced Electron Emission by Proton Exchange --- p.61 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Typical TOF-SARS Spectra - Data from Molybdenum Sample (Mo) Holder --- p.61 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Virgin LiTa03 (0001) --- p.62 / Chapter 5.5.3 --- Possible Mechanism for the Variation of O(S) and the Electron Emission Yield --- p.65 / Chapter 5.5.4 --- The Use of O(S) Peak to Calculate the Potential Built Up upon a Change of Temperature --- p.67 / Chapter 5.5.5 --- TOF-SARS Data from the Proton and Lithium-ion Exchanged LiTa03 (0001) --- p.69 / Chapter 5.5.6 --- Plausible Mechanisms of Enhancement of Ion-induced Electron Yield induced by Proton Exchange --- p.70 / Chapter 5.6 --- Additional Discussions of the TOF-SARS Data on LiTa03 and Other Relevant Experiments --- p.75 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- Additional Discussion of the Nature of the Electron Peaks --- p.75 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- Additional Experiments on Azimuthal Angle (δ) Scans --- p.77 / Chapter 5.6.2.1 --- Data from Platinum (Pt) (111) as a Reference Test --- p.77 / Chapter 5.6.2.2 --- Azimuthal Angle Dependence of Ion-induced Electron Emission from Proton-ion Exchanged LiTa03 (0001) --- p.78 / Chapter 5.7 --- Reference --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Appendix --- p.86 / Chapter 7.1 --- Caption --- p.86 / Chapter 7.2 --- Figures --- p.90

Leang Po Shan = 利用飛行時間散射反衝符號測量譜儀研究LiTaO3(001)單晶之表面電荷動態特性 / 梁寶珊. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Leang Po Shan = Li yong fei xing shi jian san she fan chong fu hao ce liang pu yi yan jiu LiTaO3(001) dan jing zhi biao mian dian he dong tai te xing / Liang Baoshan. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Ferroelectricity and pyroelectricity of LiTαO3 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Surface Studies of Ferroelectrics --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Size Effect and Importantce of Surface Properties --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- General Difficulties in Surface Studies of Ferroelectrics --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Applicability of TOF-SARS in the Analysis of Ferro- electrics --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Surface Charge Dynamics on Ferroelectrics --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Surface Charge Screening of Spontaneous Polarization --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Discharge of Excessive Surface Charge --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of the Thesis Work: TOF-SARS Study of Surface Charge Dynamics of LiTαO3 --- p.11 / Chapter 2 --- Ion-Surface Interaction --- p.13 / Chapter 3 --- Time-of-Flight (TOF) Ion Scattering and Recoiling Spectrom- eter --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1 --- TOF Ion Scattering and Recoiling Spectrometer --- p.18 / Chapter 3.2 --- Ion Column --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Ion Source --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Pulsing System --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- ExB Wien Filter Mass Analyzer --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Einzel Lens --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Neutral Beam Trap --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Vacuum Chamber and Manipulator --- p.20 / Chapter 3.3 --- Variable Angle Detector --- p.23 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Setup --- p.23 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Beam Alignment --- p.24 / Chapter 4 --- Results and Analysis --- p.25 / Chapter 5 --- Study of Charge Relaxation Process --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1 --- Derivation of Surface Electric Potential --- p.35 / Chapter 5.2 --- Data Analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.49 / Bibliography --- p.50

abstract: Laser radars or lidar’s have been used extensively to remotely study winds within the atmospheric boundary layer and atmospheric transport. Lidar sensors have become an important tool within the meteorology and the wind energy community. For example, Doppler lidars are used frequently in wind resource assessment, wind turbine control as well as in atmospheric science research. A Time of Flight based (ToF) direct detection lidar sensor is used in vehicles to navigate through complex and dynamic environments autonomously. These optical sensors are used to map the environment around the car accurately for perception and localization tasks that help achieve complete autonomy. This thesis begins with a detailed discussion on the fundamentals of a Doppler lidar system. The laser signal flow path to and from the target, the optics of the system and the core signal processing algorithms used to extract velocity information, were studied to get closer to the hardware of a Doppler lidar sensor. A Doppler lidar simulator was built to study the existing signal processing algorithms to detect and estimate doppler frequency, and radial velocity information. Understanding the sensor and its processing at the hardware level is necessary to develop new algorithms to detect and track specific flow structures in the atmosphere. For example, the aircraft vortices have been a topic of extensive research and doppler lidars have proved to be a valuable sensor to detect and track these coherent flow structures. Using the lidar simulator a physics based doppler lidar vortex algorithm is tested on simulated data to track a pair of counter rotating aircraft vortices. At a system level the major components of a time of flight lidar is very similar to a Doppler lidar. The fundamental physics of operation is however different. While doppler lidars are used for radial velocity measurement, ToF sensors as the name suggests provides precise depth measurements by measuring time of flight between the transmitted and the received pulses. The second part of this dissertation begins to explore the details of ToF lidar system. A system level design, to build a ToF direct detection lidar system is presented. Different lidar sensor modalities that are currently used with sensors in the market today for automotive applications were evaluated and a 2D MEMS based scanning lidar system was designed using off-the shelf components. Finally, a range of experiments and tests were completed to evaluate the performance of each sub-component of the lidar sensor prototype. A major portion of the testing was done to align the optics of the system and to ensure maximum field of view overlap for the bi-static laser sensor. As a laser range finder, the system demonstrated capabilities to detect hard targets as far as 32 meters. Time to digital converter (TDC) and an analog to digital converter (ADC) was used for providing accurate timing solutions for the lidar prototype. A Matlab lidar model was built and used to perform trade-off studies that helped choosing components to suit the sensor design specifications. The size, weight and cost of these lidar sensors are still very high and thus making it harder for automotive manufacturers to integrate these sensors into their vehicles. Ongoing research in this field is determined to find a solution that guarantees very high performance in real time and lower its cost over the next decade as components get cheaper and can be seamlessly integrated with cars to improve on-road safety. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Mechanical Engineering 2018