LiDAR
LIDAR is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light.
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LIDAR & Direct Time of Flight
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a sensor technology for remote object detection and ranging, using a light source and receiver. Emitted light pulses hit objects, reflect, and return to the LiDAR sensor system where the receiver detects the returning light pulse.
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Flash Vs. Scan
A LiDAR system can observe the complete field of view (FOV) at once, called Flash systems. Flash typically works well for short to mid-range (0-100m), and by capturing the complete scene at once also objects with high relative speeds can be detected properly. Another implementation is to focus on a subset of the FOV, consequentially look at the next subsets, until the complete FOV is covered, called Scanning. Scanning can focus the light on the subset instead of the full FOV, and therefore can do object detection at a longer range compared to Flash.
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VCSEL Light Source
ams supplies LiDAR systems with specific light sources, called VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser). These VCSELs offer specific advantages over other types of light sources as for instance Edge Emitter Lasers:
