3D laser scanner and profiler for application to border security

Securing national borders is an important and difficult task. Long and often remote borders make surveillance challenging and expensive. Remotely deployed devices can improve border security by detecting movement across the border. Such devices must be low power, low cost, and easily installed. This paper describes a test bed for a simple laser triangulation system capable of creating 2D and 3D images of moving objects. The 2D and 3D data can be used by classification algorithms to determine if something crossing the border is a threat.