Almost any sensor yields more interesting results if mounted on a moving platform. It’s time to mount TOF LIDAR on two precision rotary stages arranged for pan and tilt operation. Rig provides real-time position data along with distance to an obstacle. Using simple math we can calculate position in Cartesian coordinate system. Data is collected point by point to reconstruct 3D object model. After 3D reconstruction and colorizing in MeshLab I got amazing result of my room.
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BR,
Saulius Lukse
Comments
That's nice Gary! Should be an improvement over Garmin.
Really excellent results Saulius.
There are laser rangefinders that can acheive good results at higher distances at higher data rates.
No, not faster than speed of light.
But you might want to check out the Lightware LW20 for possible faster data acquisition.
https://acroname.com/blog/lightware-lw20-lidar-half-size-twice-perf...
You could even double or triple them up because they ignore overlapped beams.
Best regards,
Gary