DETECTION AND

NAVIGATION BY
LIGHT By,
SARAN R
1914032
 Agenda
■ What is lidar?
■ History
■ Components
■ Working
■ Lidar types
■ Applications
■ Merits and demerits
What is lidar?

■ Light detection and ranging

■ It uses light waves (in pulsed
form) to detect and measure
various ranges of phenomenon
■ It is a remote sensing method
History

■ 1960s-first introduced
■ 1970s-Terrain mapping
■ Early systems used for bathymetric

Bathymetry-study of oceans depth

Components

■ Laser scanner
■ High precision clock
■ Gps
■ Imu
■ Gps ground station
Working principle

■ A pulse of light is emitted and the

precision time is noted ,and the
reflection of that pulse is noted also
the precision time is Measured using
the constant speed of light
■ By knowing the position and
orientation of the sensor,the x,y,z co
ordinates Of the reflective surface can
be calculated
Block diagram
Applications

■ Autonomous car
■ Agriculture
■ Lidar gun
■ Military
■ River survey
■ Archealogy
 Advantages Disadvantage
■ High accuracy High cost
■ Less labor intensive can’tpeneterate dense canopy
■ Covers large area
Thank you