The Jules Verne videometre

The Jules Verne videometre, called VDM, is designed and manufactured by Sodern, a subsidiary of EADS in Limeil-Brévannes, a Paris suburb. It has been able, during tests, to analyse images of its emitted laser beam reflected by retroreflectors identical to the ones which will be installed on the Russian Service Module. With a budget of about 7.6 millon Euros covering a two year period, Sodern has delivered pre-qualification models and the first set of flight-rated videometres.