Calibration of a Terrestrial Laser Scanner - Institute of Geodesy and ...

AcknowledgementThis dissertation was carried out at the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry (IGP) of ETH ZurichIam greatly indebted to all those who contributed to its realizationIn particular, I would like to express mysincere thanks to• Prof Dr Hilmar Ingensand who gave me the opportunity to work on interesting projects and providedme with excellent research environment He supported and encouraged mywork all the time• Prof Dr-Ing Thomas Wunderlich who kindly accepted to co-examine this thesis and made very valu¬able suggestionsto it• My colleagues at IGP, especially (in alphabetical order)Ralph Glaus, Maja Haberecht, Timo Kahlmann, Jurg Luthy, Adrian Ryfand Hans-Martin Zoggful discussions and ideas during this work,for the fruit¬Jules Penner, Hanspeter Oesch and Paul Sorber for the support, construction, realization and implemen¬tation of various devices required for my laboratory experiments and in computer matters, andSusanna Naldi who helped me in so many ways• Dr Michèle Steiner (EAWAG) for the challenging projectand collaboration• Prof Dr Simon Low, Dr Frank Lemy, Sahna Yong for the challenging projectand collaboration• All students who provided small pieces of the whole puzzle in writingtheses, or master theses (in alphabetical order)their seminar theses, bachelorUrs Aebi, Hannes Eugster, Marcel Koller, Stefan Munch, Thomas Pfarrwaller, Marzio Righitto, MatthieuStevens, Marius Schäuble and Hans-Martin Zogg• Sahna Yong who proof-read the thesis regarding grammar and style• My family and my close friends who gave me life richness in so many waysherethat I cannot list them all