LiDAR Technology

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn the fundamental principles of LiDAR including time-of-flight and FMCW ranging.
• 2 Understand the physics of light propagation, reflection, and scattering in LiDAR systems.
• 3 Explore various LiDAR sensor types, laser sources, and scanning mechanisms.
• 4 Apply proper data acquisition techniques for airborne, terrestrial, and mobile LiDAR surveys.
• 5 Process raw point cloud data through filtering, registration, and georeferencing.
• 6 Implement classification algorithms to extract features such as buildings, vegetation, and roads.
• 7 Integrate LiDAR with autonomous vehicle perception systems for real-time navigation.
• 8 Use LiDAR for environmental monitoring including forestry, coastline erosion, and air quality.
• 9 Create 3D digital elevation models and digital surface models from point cloud data.
• 10 Analyze emerging trends in solid-state LiDAR, event-based sensors, and fusion with AI.