An Overview of Lidar Imaging Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 9; no. 19; p. 4093
• Main Authors: Royo, Santiago, Ballesta-Garcia, Maria
• Format: Journal Article Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2019; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
• Subjects: 3D imaging; Atmospheric aerosols; Autonomous vehicles; Bibliographic literature; Cameras; Ciències de la visió; Detectors òptics; Enginyeria de la telecomunicació; Imatges tridimensionals; Ladar; Lasers; Lidar; Light; Manufacturers; Measurement techniques; MEMS; Optical detectors; Optical radar; Photodetectors; Point cloud; Principles; Radar òptic; Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica; Remote sensing; Scanners; Self-driving car; Sensors; Teledetecció; Three-dimensional imaging; Time of flight; Vehicles autònoms; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC; Òptica física

Lidar imaging systems are one of the hottest topics in the optronics industry. The need to sense the surroundings of every autonomous vehicle has pushed forward a race dedicated to deciding the final solution to be implemented. However, the diversity of state-of-the-art approaches to the solution br...