time-of-flight
adjective
: of, relating to, being, or done with an instrument (such as a mass spectrometer) that separates particles (such as ions) according to the time required for them to traverse a tube of a certain length
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Most early automotive lidars, like most early radars, used what is called time-of-flight (ToF) detection.
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Michael Watts, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2023
For this application, many consumer electronics companies use a time-of-flight system, which has two optical components: one that transmits light and one that receives it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2023
Michael Watts, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2023
For this application, many consumer electronics companies use a time-of-flight system, which has two optical components: one that transmits light and one that receives it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2023
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time-of-flight
adjective
: of, relating to, being, or done with an instrument (as a mass spectrometer) that separates particles (as ions) according to the time required for them to traverse a tube of a certain length
a time-of-flight imaging system
time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography
—abbreviation TOF
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