The research team addressed this problem by implementing a system capable of adaptive control of the data volume sent by each sensor. In their design, each LIDAR unit is connected to a sensor control device, which grabs, buffers, and transmits the data to an edge computer. The computer constantly monitors and aggregates the data streams from each sensor, carefully inspecting their latency and jitter. Most importantly, if the computer detects large delays from a given sensor (which can happen due to network or bandwidth problems), the sensor is instructed to adjust the data volume it transmits. For this purpose, each sensor carries a filter that can increase or reduce the size of the point cloud transmitted based on the "importance" of each region in 3D space, which is predetermined by the administrator for each specific use case. By discarding the least important points from sensors experiencing bandwidth limitations, the quality of the aggregated point cloud can be preserved as much as possible. The researchers tested their system in two experimental indoor environments under a variety of conditions. "The proposed design was evaluated with various load patterns from 100 to 200 MB/s, including dynamic loads that differed in size minute to minute," explains Akiyama. "We found that our system was able to satisfy delay requirements and receive highly important points even if the network was under dynamic load. This suggests that our approach is effective when an object moves within the monitoring area and when the available network bandwidth varies, regardless of the physical speed of wireless communication." One of the main use cases for multi-LIDAR sensor networks, both indoor and outdoor ones, is creating virtual replicas of the real world, called digital twins. "A sensor network with a large number of LIDAR sensors can be leveraged to construct a digital twin that covers a wide area. Such extensive digital twins could be continuously updated in real time to capture the movements of people, vehicles, and mobile robots to optimize autonomous driving systems," highlights Akiyama. "These optimizations could improve safety and efficiency of autonomous mobility while saving reducing costs." Further efforts in this field will help accelerate the advent of smart cities and all their benefits, making urban spaces better places to live.

  Researcher at AMO GmbH, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Senseair AB and the University of Bundeswehr have successfully developed a waveguide-integrated incandescent thermal mid-infrared emitter using graphene as the active material. This innovative approach significantly enhances the efficiency, compactness, and reliability of gas sensor systems, paving the way for widespread application across various industries. Gas leak detection, industrial process control, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnostics are all applications that require robust, rea...

Aeva 4D LiDAR Provides Faster and More Reliable Detection of Obstacles and Hazards Surrounding Train Tracks to Enable Safe Automation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 17, 2024 – Aeva® (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced that the sector initiative Digitale Schiene Deutschland has selected Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology to support state-of-the-art perception and localization in the AutomatedTrain project. The Digitale Schiene Deutschland initiative is managed by DB Inf...

Samsung has been driving digital heath innovation to help simplify health and wellness by bringing together insights and metrics to offer a more impactful and streamlined wellness experience. This approach starts by improving access to simple and accurate health tracking through Samsung’s BioActive Sensor, which provides you with more comprehensive, personalized, and accurate health data.

Researcher at AMO GmbH, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Senseair AB and the University of Bundeswehr have successfully developed a waveguide-integrated incandescent thermal mid-infrared emitter using graphene as the active material. This innovative approach significantly enhances the efficiency, compactness, and reliability of gas sensor systems, paving the way for widespread application across various industries. Gas leak detection, industrial process control, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnostics are all applications that require robust, real-time a...

Zelos has officially launched its latest autonomous delivery vehicle, Z5 2024, at its product launch event. Z5 utilizes Hesai's high-performance AT128 long-range lidar, making Hesai the exclusive lidar supplier for the vehicle. Hesai will collaborate with Zelos to advance the deployment of automotive-grade solid-state lidar in L4 autonomous driving, and commercialize safer intelligent logistics services. The newly unveiled Z5 autonomous delivery vehicle is equipped with four Hesai AT128 lidars. The AT128 is an automotive-grade long-range lidar with 128 laser channels...

With an IR sensor, the new Apple AirPods will be able to enhance user experience of spatial audio and also further deepen the integration with the spatial computing ecosystem Vision Pro. Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen). Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit Apple's AirPods are one of the best-selling earphones in the world. They come with a perfect ergonomic design that fits the ear comfortably, which is why several rival brands copy its design. But, they miserably fail to deliver in terms audio output. And, they also can't match seamless integration with companion ...

Serve Robotics has announced the expansion of its autonomous delivery operations into Koreatown as part of a long-term plan to broaden its geographic reach in Los Angeles and across the US. Additionally, in preparation for the scale up of its fleet for future expansions, it is expanding its lidar supply agreement with Ouster to equip its robots with upgraded sensors for enhanced performance. “Tens of thousands of households in Los Angeles have experienced the convenience of autonomous delivery, with many hundreds of restaurants on Uber Eats serving their customers i...

The Oasa R1 is a new and unusual smart robot lawnmower with advanced sensor technology, and is currently still available at a heavily discounted price. The Oasa R1 is an unusual robotic lawnmower. The Oasa R1, a smart robotic lawnmower, is currently being financed as part of a crowdfunding campaign. The model looks like a typical robotic mower at first glance, but it is not. Instead of using rotating blades, the Oasa R1 is a cylinder mower. Such devices closely resemble manual lawn mowers and are designed to be particularly gentle on the lawn. According to the manufactur...

Low temperature dependence together with wide angle emission and uniform light output contribute to the evolution of automotive driving assistance technologies ROHM has established VCSELED™, a new infrared light source technology that encapsulates a VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) element in a resin optical diffusion material for laser light. ROHM is currently developing this technology for commercialization as a light source for improving vehicle Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) and In-Cabin Monitoring Systems (IMS). To fur...

The agreement between the two companies adds short-range LiDARs into the OEM's L4 Autonomous Driving Platform TEL AVIV, Israel, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: INVZ) (the "Company" or "Innoviz"), a leading Tier-1 direct supplier of high-performance automotive-grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, today announced a collaboration with an automotive OEM to advance its L4 autonomous vehicle capabilities. This agreement adds Innoviz's new short-range LiDARs into the OEM's...

TruHeat VCSEL heating modules as an innovative step forward in battery manufacturing // VCSEL technology enables ecologically sustainable, higher quality and cost-effective battery production // Demonstration of TruHeat VCSEL heating modules for e-mobility // Presentation of the results of an experimental study Ulm/Stuttgart, 17 June 2024 – TRUMPF Photonic Components, a global leader in VCSEL solutions for industrial laser heat treatment, is showcasing its latest TruHeat VCSEL product developments for e-mobility applications at the Batte...

Aeva 4D LiDAR Provides Faster and More Reliable Detection of Obstacles and Hazards Surrounding Train Tracks to Enable Safe Automation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 17, 2024 – Aeva® (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced that the sector initiative Digitale Schiene Deutschland has selected Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology to support state-of-the-art perception and localization in the AutomatedTrain project. The Digitale Schiene Deutschland initiative is managed by DB Infra...

Compact VCSEL lasers with many benefits to support optical sensors in industrial environments // Demonstrations at the TRUMPF booth // New polarization-controlled features for higher illumination qualit Ulm/Nuremberg, June 10, 2024 – TRUMPF Photonic Components, a global leader in VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) solutions for industrial and consumer sensing is showcasing two live demonstrations to show the performance of the single-mode VCSEL solutions at Sensor+Test (Booth 1-156) in Nuremberg, Germany. The sensing component...

A UK wafer fab is facing the possibility of sale or closure as a result of Apple ending a supply deal, according to the Daily Telegraph. The wafer fab is at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham in the north of England and is owned by materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp. (Saxonburg, Pennsylvania). The newspaper reported that local management have said a strategic review could result in the wafer fab being sold. The report also said that a last-time-buy notice had been issued to customers. The wafer fab had been making compound semiconductor co...

Coherent is a leading provider of advanced illumination solutions for 3D sensing applications. The world is three dimensional. That statement is so obvious that most of us never question how we perceive it. But, in fact, each of our eyes captures a flat image – just like a camera. And it’s only in our brains that the magic of forming a 3D perception from those two flat images occurs. Today, we increasingly ask digital systems to interact with the 3D world – whether it’s to interpret gestural controls, perform facial recognition, or automatically pilot...

New sensor leverages Lumotive’s cutting-edge optical beamforming technology to revolutionize industrial automation and service robotics Seattle, WA, May 22, 2024 — Lumotive, a pioneer in optical semiconductor technology, and Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd., a global leader in sensors and automation, today announced the commercial release of the YLM-10LX 3D lidar sensor. This groundbreaking product, powered by Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) optical beamforming technology, represents a major leap forward in applying solid-state, progr...

DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, today announced that the non-binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) announced in March is with LITEON Technology Corporation and is intended to provide AEye with a customer channel and industrialization partnership. Both companies will work together to supply AEye’s 4Sight™-based lidar products to automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) who are focused on safety through auto...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. and REDMOND Wash., May 1, 2024 — SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, and Lumotive, a pioneer in optical semiconductor technology for 3D sensing, announced today that the companies have collaborated on the production implementation of Lumotive’s groundbreaking solid-state optical beamforming technology in SkyWater’s manufacturing environment. Fully qualified and released for volume production utilizing SkyWater’s unique Technology as a Service (TaaS) model, Lum...

Collaboration combines CMOS-based infrared sensor with 1300 nm emitter array. SWIR sensing with CMOS A partnership between Israeli camera developer TriEye and Germany-based laser diode specialist Vertilas has realized a novel long-range sensor operating in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral region. The setup combines TriEye’s low-cost SWIR sensors, which are fabricated using silicon CMOS processing, with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) arrays operating at the relatively long wavelengths enabled by indium phosphide (...

Collaboration to drive expansion of Lumotive’s solid-state beam steering chips for automotive, robotics, drone and security applications April 16, 2024 — Lumotive, a pioneer in optical semiconductor technology for 3D sensing, today announced a strategic partnership with EDOM Technology, a premier electronics distributor based in Taiwan with global footprints. The collaboration aims to accelerate the deployment of Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) chips across the Taiwanese market, with a focus on automotive, robotics, drone, and securi...

Ultra-Compact High-Performance Long-Range Lidar Designed for ADAS Series Production Vehicles Intelligent Rain and Fog Identification PALO ALTO, Calif., April 22, 2024 - Hesai Technology (Nasdaq: HSAI), the global leader in lidar technologies for autonomous mobility systems, ADAS, and industrial robotics applications, today released its new ultra-wide field of view (FOV), long-range lidar—the ATX. With a longer detection range, higher resolution, and wider FOV, ATX empowers intelligent vehicles with excelle...

The new Dreame Roboticmower A1 navigates on the lawn like a robot hoover in the home. It uses lidar to scan its surroundings - and can also avoid unexpected obstacles. Good robotic lawn mowers today need a perimeter wire. This means you have to mark out your lawn so that the robot knows where it can and cannot cut grass. This is tedious and time-consuming. Robots with navigation via camera, GPS and sensors have problems from time to time in tests, for example in the latest robot mower test by "Stiftung Warentest", where both models performed worse than the ch...

Innoviz successfully completed an 18-day test in the harshest winter conditions, demonstrating the robustness and reliability of the InnovizTwo LiDAR and Perception Software TEL AVIV, Israel, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: INVZ) (the "Company" or "Innoviz"), a leading Tier-1 direct supplier of high-performance, automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, announced today the successful completion of a winter test for its InnovizTwo LiDAR and Perception Software, a key engineering ...

SMD Devices Provide High Luminous Intensity to 2300 mcd, Offer Wavelengths of 525 nm and 465 nm for Heart Rate Monitoring and Smoke Detection MALVERN, Pa. — Apr. 17, 2024 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced new blue and true green surface-mount LEDs in the ultra compact MiniLED package. Measuring 2.2 mm by 1.3 mm by 1.4 mm, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMB2332T1U2-08 and VLMTG2332ABCA-08 utilize the latest ultrabright InGaN chip technology to achieve typical luminous intensity of 440 mcd and 230...

Image via Inertial Labs In a significant leap forward in drone technology, Inertial Labs announced a landmark collaboration with Sony to develop a state-of-the-art LiDAR system specifically for Sony’s Airpeak drone. This innovative venture is set to revolutionize drone capabilities in various applications, including surveying, mapping, and cinematic videography. The new LiDAR system, harnessing the expertise of Inertial Labs in sensor technology, promises to deliver unprecedented accuracy and detail in aerial mapping and 3D modeling. Coupled with Sony&rsq...

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiaomi, a leading technology company, has officially launched its first mass-produced electric vehicle, the Xiaomi SU7, in Beijing. This all-new high-performance sedan represents Xiaomi's entry into the electric vehicle market and showcases its exceptional capabilities in car manufacturing. The Xiaomi SU7 Pro and Max versions utilize Hesai's high-performance AT128 long-range lidar, marking a significant milestone in intelligent driving technology. With over 88,898 reservations within the first day of ...

TRUMPF’s 980nm VCSEL extends transmission reach to 500 meters using optimized multimode fiber Ulm/San Diego, March 26, 2024 – TRUMPF Photonic Components, a global leader in VCSEL and photodiode solutions for data communication, announces transmission reach extended to 500 meters with its 980nm VCSEL and a multimode fiber optimized for this wavelength. The results will be presented in more detail by Jochen Hellmig, Head of Technology & Application Development at TRUMPF Photonic Components, during his presentation at Optical F...

Coherent expands capacity in its U.S. and European fabs and significantly reduces die cost for InP optoelectronic devices including lasers, detectors, and electronics PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leading provider of compound semiconductors and high-performance optical networking solutions, announced today it has established the world’s first capability for 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication, in the company’s Sherman, Texas, and Järfälla, Sweden, wafer fa...

Stellantis has announced its investment in SteerLight, an innovative French LiDAR start-up, indicating a strategic shift towards enhancing automotive capabilities through advanced technology. This partnership aims to deliver superior performance at a feasible cost for large-scale production. However, despite the promising prospects of this venture, certain questions persist within the industry. On Wednesday, March 20, Stellantis disclosed its endorsement of LiDAR technology through the Stellantis Ventures investment fund. Notably, the chosen beneficiary of this automo...