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LiDAR

Meaning in robotics & automation, with examples

/ˈlaɪdɑːr/abbreviationCommon term

In robotics & automation, LiDAR means: Short for light detection and ranging: a sensor that measures distances by sending laser pulses and timing their reflections, building a picture of the surroundings.

In Turkish: LiDAR, lazer tarayıcı, lazer mesafe sensörü

How it is used

Pronounced LIE-dar. Mobile robots use 2D LiDAR for navigation and obstacle detection, while 3D LiDAR is used for mapping and autonomous vehicles. Safety laser scanners are certified devices of this kind that protect people. Also written lidar or LIDAR.

Example sentences

  1. The LiDAR on the AMR can't see the glass wall, so we added reflective tape.

  2. Each automated forklift has a LiDAR at the front that scans 270 degrees.

Common collocations

  • 2D LiDAR
  • 3D LiDAR
  • LiDAR scan
  • safety laser scanner
  • point cloud
  • SLAMShort for simultaneous localization and mapping: the method a mobile robot uses to build a map of an unknown area while working out its own position on that map.
  • AMRShort for autonomous mobile robot: a robot that moves materials using maps and sensors such as LiDAR and cameras, choosing its own route and driving around obstacles.
  • obstacle avoidanceThe ability of a robot to detect objects or people in its way with its sensors and change its path or speed so that it does not hit them.
  • sensorA device that detects a physical quantity or an event, such as position, distance, force, temperature or the presence of a part, and turns it into a signal a controller can read.
  • machine visionThe use of cameras, lighting and image processing software so that machines can inspect parts, read codes, measure or locate objects and guide robots.

More terms: Machine Vision and Mobile Robots

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