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Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
"Alejandro, Yes you are correct and we are not at all trying to hide this fact. We used NEW XV-11 lidar units, coupled with a micro controller, motor controller, custom software, other electronics and custom fabricated housing. We simply are putting…"
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
"Gary,
Thanks so much for all your info and comments. So YES the lidar turret spins externally and this can be a problem if it falls facing that way down. We could put a 'roof' on it but the columns supporting it would block several degrees. BUT we…"
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
"Mark, 
We have no hard data as yet on MTBF. I assume the dc motor component would be the greatest point of failure and they generally have 50000 hours of MTBF. We haven't experienced a failure yet however we've only run them for a few months now.…"
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
"I'm not quite sure how to answer that question accurately. Bright sunlight or if the laser is hitting a very dark (black / non-reflective object) reduces its accuracy. The 5th data element is the Quality of Signal. As it approaches 0 the distance…"
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
" The Laser used in this LIDAR unit will not perform very well in bright sunlight or against very BLACK colored objects.
Specifications:
Field of View:   X: 360 degrees, 1 degree angular resolutionEffective Range:  <6 metersAccuracy: +-2mm on a 10%…"
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on Laird Foret's blog post CHEAP LIDAR!
"It uses USB for communication. Although, we are using an arduino micro-controller so it would be possible."
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret posted a blog post
CHEAP LIDAR: We were looking for an inexpensive LIDAR (laser ranging) solution for a robotics project we were working on. We could not find one so, using the lidar unit for the XV-11, we developed one: PROTOX2D…
Mar 6, 2014
Laird Foret commented on iangl's blog post Found cheapest-ever LIDAR! Seems great for UAV use!
"CHEAP LIDAR: We were looking for a inexpensive LIDAR (laser ranging) solution for a robotics project we were working on. We could not find one so, using the lidar unit for the XV-11, we developed one: PROTOX2D…"
Mar 6, 2014