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laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Alex Styler

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 2121 Echo ranging technology The high-level abstraction for laser echo range finding uses a mode-locked laser, a sensor (photon counter), and a very accurate clock (on the order of pico-seconds) Laser pulses are emitted in the desired direction at a specific frequency and the round trip time is calculated when the sensor detects the laser pulses. Distance is then calculated from the one-way trip time and speed of light in expected medium.

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 3232 Laser ranging technology Trip times are so short that actual methods involve amplitude modulated frequencies (continuous waves instead of pulses) to receive more data than just the single phase shift Another earlier method involves emitting laser pulses at multiple frequencies, determining the phase shifts in the return signals, and solving the resulting system of equations to determine distance Manufacturers are constantly researching ways of improving this low-level sensing in their LiDARs in order to improve accuracy

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 4343 LiDARs (Laser Rangefinders) While a single laser range measurement is useful, modern LiDARs actively sweep the laser beams horizontally and/or vertically so robots can map out or image a large area Some robots mount horizontally scanning LiDARs on gimbals to sweep vertically in order to get an entire image For example some laser range finders have fixed lasers and actuate a mirror to sweep the beam as necessary With each range measurement, the sensor will report the angle of emission from the sensor, allowing the robot (with knowledge or where the sensor is) to convert measurements to its local coordinate frame

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 5454 LiDARs vs. SONAR LiDAR has many advantages over sonar: Narrow beam width, higher resolution Not affected by temperature or vacuum Greater accuracy and faster response Sonar has some advantages as well: Cheaper due to simpler components Lighter (lightest LiDARs are around 1 Kg.) Works in poor visibility (dense refraction particles) and underwater

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 6565 Future uses of laser ranging systems in planetary exploration Topography mapping from satellites such as the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA) Obstacle avoidance and navigation for surface rovers Terrain and cave mapping for future advanced rovers Detailed LZ mapping

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 7676 MOLA Mars Topography Map

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 8787 Localization and Mapping with LiDAR LiDAR accuracy allows rovers to accurately map and localize in foreign environments, enabling meaningful movement and exploration Most recent significant breakthrough was Montemerlo’s FastSLAM. FastSLAM particles use EKFs to track map features. As particles are certain of their position, Rao- Blackwellization allows landmark positions to be independent measurements.

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 9898 Particle Filter Localization with LiDAR video

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots 10 9 Assignment Assume you are given a set of 20 perfect planar LiDAR measurements of the form (r, θ), where r is the measured range and θ is the angle of the laser with respect to your robot’s orientation (0 degrees is straight forwards). You can assume all 20 measurements were taken simultaneously so you don’t have to worry about robot motion 1.Describe an algorithm in pseudo-code for detecting a corner given such a set of measurements (versus seeing walls or rounded objects). 2.How would your algorithm fare if the measurements were noisy? Why? How might you improve the algorithm? 3.How might you detect a circular object assuming you had no noise? Hand-waving is fine here, no pseudo-code necessary.

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Improving LiDAR Important LiDAR specifications: Field of view Scanning Range Resolution Statistical error Response time Improving one spec for some given device requires sacrifices in other specs. (e.g. decrease field of view to improve response time)

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots SICK LMS200 Spec Sheet

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Improving LiDAR Research groups using LiDAR buy off the shelf units from commercial suppliers, as they don’t have the resources to research improvements (similar to processors or hard drives) All research toward improving hardware seeks new techniques to allow improving some spec without sacrificing others Most research is proprietary due to the competitive industrial automation business

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Commercial suppliers of LiDAR SICK AG – A large Germany-based company, provides LiDARs used by Stanley, Boss, and many industrial robots Velodyne – Boss’ mid-range LiDAR supplier Continental – Boss’ long-range LiDAR supplier

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Top-of-the-line researchers, labs, and applications of LiDAR SLAM - basis for modern localization enabled by LiDAR system Fast-SLAM - De facto standard implementation for SLAM using a particle filter for Rao- Blackwellization Urmson, Kantor - Localization combining LiDAR and satellite imagery CMU Red Team – BOSS and autonomous driving using LiDAR for obstacle and vehicle detection

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots Successes and failures of laser ranging and mapping systems MOLA successfully generated useful topography maps of Mars Laser range finding for mapping and localization is widely successful, e.g. Stanley & Boss Groundhog 3D mine mapping

16722 laser ranging, mapping, and imaging systems for exploration robots References SLAM, Smith, R.C.; Cheeseman, P. (1986). "On the Representation and Estimation of Spatial Uncertainty". The International Journal of Robotics Research 5 (4): FastSLAM, M. Montemerlo and S. Thrun. Simultaneous localization and mapping with unknown data association using FastSLAM. Proc. ICRA, 2003 SICK AG, Groundhog, MOLA, Boss at a Glance, Mode Locking,