User Manual
Ouster LiDAR
Contents
Introduction
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Danfoss | March 2023
Background on Autonomous Machines.................................................................................................................................. 4
Perception......................................................................................................................................................................................5
Positioning.....................................................................................................................................................................................5
Navigation..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Other Autonomous Requirements....................................................................................................................................... 5
How Most LiDAR Sensors Work................................................................................................................................................... 6
Point Clouds..................................................................................................................................................................................7
Filtering Point Cloud Data........................................................................................................................................................7
Blooming........................................................................................................................................................................................9
How Ouster LiDAR Sensors Work................................................................................................................................................9
Coordinate Systems.................................................................................................................................................................10
Azimuth Window...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Rings..............................................................................................................................................................................................12
Ouster LiDAR Supporting Features......................................................................................................................................... 13
Delete the Old Ouster Block C Code....................................................................................................................................... 14
Wire One Ouster LiDAR Block.................................................................................................................................................... 17
Configure Parameters...................................................................................................................................................................18
Using Namespaces........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Change Namespace Value.....................................................................................................................................................26
Wire Multiple Ouster LiDAR Blocks..........................................................................................................................................27
Configure Ethernet Outputs...................................................................................................................................................... 28
Hardware Configuration Guidelines....................................................................................................................................... 30
Inputs..................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Parameters.................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Outputs..............................................................................................................................................................................................33
Debug Signals............................................................................................................................................................................35
Fault Signals................................................................................................................................................................................36
How ACL Blocks Work Together............................................................................................................................................... 37
LiDAR Sensor Safety...................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Save Processing Time................................................................................................................................................................... 38
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