Design and development of an integrated LiDAR sensor for autonomous driving: achieved results

A. Hofbauer; R. Reichert; M. Hennecke; M. Baumgart; A. Tortschanoff; B. Kirillov; M. Pfennigbauer

doi:10.1117/12.3030676

1 November 2024 Design and development of an integrated LiDAR sensor for autonomous driving: achieved results

A. Hofbauer, R. Reichert, M. Hennecke, M. Baumgart, A. Tortschanoff, B. Kirillov, M. Pfennigbauer

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Proceedings Volume 13200, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications XXI; 132000P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3030676
Event: Security + Defence, 2024, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Austrian research project iLIDS4SAM – Integrated LiDAR Sensors for Safe and Smart Automated Mobility – addressed the requirements and challenges of LiDAR systems for autonomous driving. In the course of the project a LiDAR sensor demonstrator aiming at these requirements was designed and developed to the level of an elegant breadboard. Integrating highly innovative technologies, this LiDAR sensor is the very first realization of a newly designed scanner concept and is, thus, in many aspects a proof of concept, but also a technology carrier for future LiDAR sensor developments. Benefitting from the high angular point density as well as the high frame rate offered by the new concept, it is not only attractive for automotive LiDAR systems but also for industrial LiDAR applications which require the acquisition of a high amount of range measurements within a narrow field of view in a very short time. The basic design of the LiDAR sensor as well as the intended requirements and specifications were already presented during Sensors + Imaging conference in September 2023. This contribution gives insight into the final phase of the research project, discusses the challenges arising during the realization of the LiDAR sensor and presents the achieved results. Based on point clouds acquired with the LiDAR sensor and artifacts identified therein, shortcomings of the scanner concept as well as the integrated components are discussed, and improvement measures suggested.

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A. Hofbauer, R. Reichert, M. Hennecke, M. Baumgart, A. Tortschanoff, B. Kirillov, and M. Pfennigbauer "Design and development of an integrated LiDAR sensor for autonomous driving: achieved results", Proc. SPIE 13200, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications XXI, 132000P (1 November 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3030676

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