Laser Scanner Fusion System for Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving needs sensor systems which offer a full surround view of the vehicle and provide detailed information of the surrounding objects with high accuracy. One sensor which is able to survey the environment is a laser scanner. The ibeo LUX is a laser scanner designed for the full integration into vehicles. Because of the sensor working range (up to 110 deg) multiple laser scanners are installed in a vehicle. All participated sensors have to be merged to a fusion system which achieves a full 360 deg view. For obtaining high measurement accuracy the created system should be synchronized, that implies the adjustment of the mirror angular positions and mounting positions. Also the scan data fusion and their processing need to be considerate for a well working system.