Putting a New Spin on Lidar Imaging

Applications Mapping Autonomous Vehicles Security Distance and Dimensions Reflectivity Autonomous Vehicles Terrestrial Maritime Airborne Security Surveillance

Mobile Mapping 3D Capture taken at posted driving speeds Used for: Mandli Communications 3D Capture taken at posted driving speeds Used for: Highway infrastructure Bridge height analysis Foliage intrusion Reconstruction Disaster scene Construction Mining TOPCON NAVTEQ

3-D Road Mapping Object Extraction Images, courtesy of Mandli Communications

3-D Road Mapping True Distance and Dimension Data

Autonomous Vehicles Lexus General Motors Google Ford Volkswagen BMW

Autonomous Military Vehicles gcn.com/articles/2011/07/18/tech-watch-geoint-lidar.aspx www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/upi/videos/index.htm#carson UGCV PerceptOR Oshkosh: CUGV Cargo Unmanned Ground Vehicle Lockheed Martin: SMSS Squad Mission Support System Currently several units in Afghanistan Normal size passenger car http://www.oshkoshdefense.com/unmanned-ground-vehicle QinetiQ: Raider Torc: GUSS Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate www.torcrobotics.com http://www.qinetiq-na.com/products/unmanned-systems/raider/

QinetiQ: Raider II

Autonomous Military Vehicles

Autonomous Maritime Vessels AAI Textron Systems http://aaicorp.com/products/uas/unmanned-sur-ves.html CUSV2 Common Unmanned Surface Vessel 2 Mine Counter Measures Intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance Anti-submarine warfare Anti-surface warfare

Maritime surface data collection Water absorbs Laser, ideal for Lidar Objects above water clearly visible

Airborne Terrain Mapping http://stratus-aero.com Stratus Aeronautics: HDL32 LiDAR sensor on Venturer-0 UAV

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