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TFmini-S and TF-NOVA in honeybee-inspired navigation research

Institution
Delft University of Technology, Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory
Model
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Use
The paper records TFmini-S and TF-NOVA model use in robot-navigation experiments.
Provenance
Efficient robot navigation inspired by honeybee learning flights 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10461-3
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

TFMini Plus used as providing UAV altitude data with a downward-pointing range sensor — CSIRO Data61

Institution
CSIRO Data61; Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Centre for Robotics
Model
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Use
The UAV requires several sensor drivers to estimate its local position in the absence of GNSS. a TFMini Plus range sensor (Benewake, Beijing, China) pointing downwards which provid
Provenance
UAV Framework for Autonomous Onboard Navigation and People/Object Detection in Cluttered Indoor Environments 2020 DOI: 10.3390/rs12203386
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake TF03-100 used for a high-speed LiDAR providing high-temporal-resolution — Michigan-Dearborn

Institution
University of Michigan-Dearborn, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Model
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Use
4.1 Hardware and sensor specifications
Provenance
MEVDT: Multi-modal event-based vehicle detection and tracking dataset 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.111205
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

TFmini S used as the sensor providing distance and intensity values — KIT

Institution
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Porsche Engineering Services GmbH
Model
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Use
Experimental setup
Provenance
Towards In-Vehicle Non-Contact Estimation of EDA-Based Arousal with LiDAR 2025 DOI: 10.3390/s25237395
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

BW-3P-TFMINI-S listed in the Texas Instruments tools catalogue

Institution
Texas Instruments
Model
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Use
Third-party tools catalogue
Provenance
BW-3P-TFMINI-S by Benewake | TI.com
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

TFmini Plus in the CTU-CRAS-Norlab robot configuration

Institution
Czech Technical University in Prague; CTU-CRAS-Norlab
Model
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Use
DARPA SubT technical repository
Provenance
DARPA SubT CTU-CRAS-Norlab robot configuration
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

Benewake TF-Mini in the DLR UAV wind-measurement study

Institution
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Model
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Use
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques · UAV wind measurement
Provenance
UAV wind measurement study DOI: 10.5194/amt-17-4941-2024
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Three Benewake TFMINI modules in the GEOMAR IceDrone study

Institution
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Model
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Use
IceDrone · sensor configuration
Provenance
IceDrone: An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for sea-ice surveys DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00287
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake TF03-180 listed in sensor parameters — Siegen

Institution
University of Siegen, Communications Engineering
Model
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Use
IPD figures of merit and comparison with state-of-the-art solid-state Time-of-Flight 3D imagers and LiDAR systems
Provenance
Communications Engineering article (PMC10955829) 2023
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake TF03 used as the single-point LiDAR — Toronto Metropolitan

Institution
Toronto Metropolitan University, Mechatronics and MEMS Research Laboratory
Model
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Use
5. Application of the Cascaded 2D Micromirror to LiDAR
Provenance
Cascaded 2D Micromirror with Application to LiDAR 2023 DOI: 10.3390/mi14101954
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake used as a range sensor in the environmental sensing system — North Carolina State

Institution
North Carolina State University, Department of Biological Sciences
Model
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Use
3.3.2 Environmental sensing system
Provenance
Development of a bionic hexapod robot with adaptive gait and clearance for enhanced agricultural field scouting 2024 DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2024.1426269
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

TFmini-S used for collecting reflective intensity, distance, and time values — UiT The Arctic

Institution
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Computer Science
Model
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Use
2 Materials and equipment
Provenance
A fuzzy system for detection of road slipperiness in Arctic snowy conditions using LiDAR 2025 DOI: 10.3389/frai.2025.1600174
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

Tfmini plus used as a distance sensor for distance measurement — INRS

Institution
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Model
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Use
3.2 Electronic Devices
Provenance
One Metre Plus (1M+): A Multifunctional Open-Source Sensor for Bicycles Based on Raspberry Pi 2021 DOI: 10.3390/s21175812
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake used as a linear infrared range meter — Southern

Institution
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Model
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Use
Tests on the H2SA Joint
Provenance
Underwater Crawling Robot With Hydraulic Soft Actuators 2021 DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.688697
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

Benewake rangefinder integrations in ArduPilot mainline source

Institution
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Model
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Use
AP_RangeFinder.h · rangefinder type enum
Provenance
—
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

TFmini Plus in a NASA Marshall co-authored precision-landing study

Institution
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Florida Institute of Technology
Model
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Use
Navigation sensors · infrared beacon landing
Provenance
Drones 2024, 8(2), 37 DOI: 10.3390/drones8020037
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

Benewake TFMINI-S in the CineMPC aerial-cinematography system

Institution
University of Zaragoza; Stanford University
Model
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Use
Onboard sensor configuration
Provenance
CineMPC autonomous aerial cinematography study DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2024.3353550
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

TFmini-S in a Berkeley and MIT height-estimation study

Institution
University of California, Berkeley; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Model
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Use
State estimator · flight-height input
Provenance
IEEE Access height-estimation study DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3183151
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

TFMini LIDAR as the altimeter source in the EVPropNet UAV study

Institution
University of Maryland; Delft University of Technology
Model
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Use
Flight-control and altimeter configuration
Provenance
EVPropNet · Robotics: Science and Systems 2021 DOI: 10.15607/RSS.2021.XVII.074
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

TFmini in the UTEP and DOE/NETL project report

Institution
The University of Texas at El Paso; U.S. DOE / NETL
Model
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Use
GPS-denied inspection UAV · altimeter
Provenance
DOE Grant DE-FE0031655 technical report DOI: 10.2172/1905874
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

TF-Luna listed as a laser detector in a closed-loop drone obstacle-detection system

Institution
City University of Hong Kong; The University of Tokyo; University of Macau
Model
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Use
Materials and Methods · Electrical hardware
Provenance
Skin-interfaced multimodal sensing and tactile feedback system as enhanced human-machine interface for closed-loop drone control 2025 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt6041
Attribution
Model-level: model named in the source

TFmini Plus used for collecting spatial-environment data for Arduino — Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic

Institution
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; King Abdulaziz University; University of Salamanca; Osaka Institute of Technology
Model
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Use
4.1 System Hardware
Provenance
LidSonic V2.0: A LiDAR and Deep-Learning-Based Green Assistive Edge Device to Enhance Mobility for the Visually Impaired 2022 DOI: 10.3390/s22197435
Attribution
Brand-level: Benewake named in the source

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