Velodyne - mobile robotics in outdoor environments

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The working group was provided a mobile system that allows a demonstration of various skills in different scenarios. By equipping the mobile system with a 3D laser scanner (lidar) and other sensors, autonomous driving in unknown, unstructured terrain will be made possible in the long term.

In an already completed project a test platform was constructed that enabled the acquisition of initial sensor data. The sensor data then were visualized by developing a special software (see upper image). Furthermore, procedures have been developed to investigate the trafficability of the environment (see lower image).

Another objective of the project is the recognition and processing of changes in the environment of the autonomous vehicle (such as dynamic obstacles). This will also include the creation of a global map, with which the current sensor data can be compared to.