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Autonomous Vehicle Lidar Guide: Knowledge Beginners Need Should Know: Sparse-3D Lidar Outdoor Map-Based Autonomous Vehicle Localization

Autonomous Vehicle Lidar Guide: Knowledge Beginners Need Should Know: Sparse-3D Lidar Outdoor Map-Based Autonomous Vehicle Localization

Paperback

Physics

ISBN13: 9798747060739
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 1 2021
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

LiDAR, typically used as an acronym for light detection and ranging, is essentially a sonar that uses pulsed laser waves to map the distance to surrounding objects. It is used by a large number of autonomous vehicles to navigate environments in real-time.

This tutorial text aims to introduce a technical but nonspecialist reader to autonomous vehicle lidar, starting from the fundamental physics of lidar and motivation for its application to autonomous vehicle systems. We will then introduce a time of flight design concept, following the light pathway through the source and transmitter optics to the photodetector. The next two distinct timing methods will be introduced, followed up by a brief discussion of beam steering. After finishing this text, the reader should be prepared to enter into laboratory explorations on the topic.

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