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High definition lidar system

High definition rotating-housing LiDAR for 3-D point clouds unlocks cheaper mapping and perception for robots.

What it is

This LiDAR system emits laser photons from multiple transmitters and detects the reflected photons with a rotating housing to build 3-D point clouds, then streams data to external processing units. It’s designed to measure dense 3-D geometry by combining photon transmitters and detectors in a continuously rotating scan. Previously, deploying this specific rotating 3-D point-cloud architecture required licensing rights from the patent holder.

What you could build

Build indoor mapping and obstacle-avoidance LiDAR sensors for warehouses and autonomous robots without ongoing licensing costs.

Patent number
7969558B2
Expiration
Assignee
Velodyne Lidar USA Inc.
Inventors
David S. Hall

Original abstract

A lidar-based 3-D point cloud measuring system and method with rotating housing, photon transmitters and detectors, and data transmission to external components.

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