{"id":544072,"date":"2023-01-27T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lidar-technology-could-improve-safety-features-in-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T00:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:26:02","slug":"lidar-technology-could-improve-safety-features-in-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lidar-technology-could-improve-safety-features-in-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"#LiDAR technology could improve safety features in vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32b42f3f962\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32b42f3f962\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lidar-technology-could-improve-safety-features-in-vehicles\/#%E2%80%9CLiDAR_technology_could_improve_safety_features_in_vehicles%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;LiDAR technology could improve safety features in vehicles&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLiDAR_technology_could_improve_safety_features_in_vehicles%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;LiDAR technology could improve safety features in vehicles&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/lidar-technology-could.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/lidar-technology-could.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"LiDAR can recognize both stationary and moving objects by using billions of light photons, keeping drivers, occupants and other road users safe. Credit: Budge\/Cornwall\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/lidar-technology-could.jpg\" alt=\"LiDAR technology could improve safety features in vehicles\" title=\"LiDAR can recognize both stationary and moving objects by using billions of light photons, keeping drivers, occupants and other road users safe. Credit: Budge\/Cornwall\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                LiDAR can recognize both stationary and moving objects by using billions of light photons, keeping drivers, occupants and other road users safe. Credit: Budge\/Cornwall<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of 2022, 17 car manufacturers have announced plans to use or are currently using LiDAR sensors across 21 different models. However, there are a few things that need to be solved before this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> can be used widespread.<\/p>\n<p>LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is the use of light photons to scan and record the distance and placement of objects around the sensor. LiDAR can differentiate between stagnant and moving objects and see in the dark, all in real-time. That means that a vehicle using LiDAR technology can see and keep drivers, occupants and other road users safe.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Scott Budge and his student Chaz Cornwall argue in their research paper, published in <i>Optical Engineering<\/i>, that LiDAR improves the response time of commercial vehicles. Cars must be able to stop quickly and adapt to dynamic environments, which is difficult with current technology.<\/p>\n<p>However, Budge and Cornwall point out three issues with LiDAR that must first be addressed: a lack of object movement distinction, such as that between a small child and a paper bag blowing in the wind, high levels of noise, which often makes an image produced unviewable and trouble viewing non-moving objects that are in the path of a collision.<\/p>\n<p>To look at ways to correct these shortcomings, Budge and Cornwall compared two LiDAR maps developed by biology-inspired processes: one with the original technology and the other adjusted to correct these issues. Their improved LiDAR map was successfully able to recognize and distinguish between obstacles and detect movement without flaws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A possibility to remove false positives is to concentrate on alerting a possible collision based on movement,&#8221; Budge said. &#8220;Another solution is to exploit the obstacle distance so that a photon is associated with a specific pixel location to estimate a collision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This essentially means that adjusting the where, what, and when of a light photon, in which LiDAR uses billions at once, can fix the aforementioned flaws pointed out in the paper. Although this research used real data, Budge and Cornwall both agree that testing in real-time will provide better insights.\n                                                                                                                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Chaz B. 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