Only a few years ago, the UAV detection system also required the cooperation of the aircraft, large lidar sensors and crew to complete the image capture. Through the on-board laser pointer radar sensor and complex software, the lidar image is quickly processed in the clouds to provide users with a decision-making reference. With the rapid development of lidar sensors, this phenomenon has been greatly improved.
It is understood that the UAV lidar field is continuing to maintain rapid growth, especially in the past 2 years. In a short period of time, the world’s best aircraft lidar sensor manufacturers have designed a variety of lidar sensor products for small drones. The output power of these UAV lidar sensors is excellent, and as more and more manufacturers enter this field, these sensors have also been continuously improved. In the next few years, we will see most of the lidar sensors used in the UAV field.
In this article, we will introduce 10 best lidar sensors for small drones. Manufacturers of these lidar sensors. We will also discuss the many advantages of lidar technology and the application of lidar sensors in different fields such as mining, forestry, surveying, and mapping.
About lidar sensor technology. Lidar-light-sensing ranging technology is a remote sensing technology that usually uses a pulsed laser beam to scan the surrounding environment and measures the time it takes for the signal to return from the scanned object to the detector. The principle of green laser pointer time ranging can be used to measure the distance from one meter to several kilometers. In order to increase the measurement range of the lidar system, invisible near-infrared laser pulses can be used. The power of these lasers is much higher than that of continuous wave lasers, and it is also a laser power that meets human eye safety requirements.