ToF shine takaitaccen lokacin Jirgin. Na'urar firikwensin tana fitar da ingantaccen haske na kusa-infrared wanda ke nunawa bayan cin karo da wani abu. Na'urar firikwensin yana ƙididdige bambance-bambancen lokaci ko bambancin lokaci tsakanin fitowar haske da tunani kuma yana canza nisa na wurin da aka ɗauka don samar da zurfin bayani.
Kyamarar lokacin tashi ta ƙunshi abubuwa da yawa, ɗaya daga cikinsu shine ruwan tabarau na gani. Lens yana tattara hasken da aka haskaka da kuma hotunan yanayin akan firikwensin hoton wanda shine zuciyar kyamarar TOF. Tacewar hanyar wucewa ta gani kawai tana wuce hasken tare da tsawon zango ɗaya da naúrar haskakawa. Wannan yana taimakawa kashe hasken da bai dace ba kuma yana rage hayaniya.
Lokacin ruwan tabarau na jirgin (ToF Lens) wani nau'i ne na ruwan tabarau na kamara wanda ke amfani da fasaha na lokaci-lokaci don ɗaukar zurfin bayanai a cikin wani wuri. Ba kamar ruwan tabarau na gargajiya waɗanda ke ɗaukar hotuna na 2D ba, ruwan tabarau na ToF suna fitar da fitilun haske na infrared kuma suna auna lokacin da ake ɗauka don hasken ya koma baya daga abubuwan da ke wurin. Ana amfani da wannan bayanin don samar da taswirar 3D na wurin, yana ba da damar fahimtar zurfin zurfin fahimta da bin diddigin abu.
Ana amfani da ruwan tabarau na TOF akai-akai a aikace-aikace kamar robotics, motoci masu zaman kansu, da haɓaka gaskiyar, inda madaidaicin bayanan zurfin ke da mahimmanci don ingantaccen fahimta da yanke shawara. Ana kuma amfani da su a wasu na'urorin lantarki masu amfani, kamar wayoyin hannu, don aikace-aikace kamar tantance fuska da zurfin fahimtar hoto.
Chancctv yana mai da hankali kan haɓakar ruwan tabarau na TOF, kuma ya haɓaka jerin ruwan tabarau na TOF da aka sadaukar don UAV. Ana iya daidaita sigogi bisa ga ainihin aikace-aikacen da buƙatun don saduwa da bukatun masana'antu masu inganci.