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These include GPS, stereo cameras, radar and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) laser tracking.
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In 1935, RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt.
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Like its cousins radar and sonar, lidar (light detection and ranging), works by broadcasting electromagnetic waves towards a target and then building up a picture from the reflection.
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The approach du jour for most researchers is something known as Light Detection and Ranging ( LIDAR) -- a laser-based technology capable of creating precise maps over relatively large areas.
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Then came Radio Detection and Ranging, or radar.
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Their detection technique accurately spotted the presence of the cadavers, at times ranging up to 20 weeks after burial - the decomposition process eventually exhaust the supply of proteins.
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Students showcased projects ranging from economically-viable algae biofuel to a robot that paints with watercolor to a computer program that improves cancer detection and many more.
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