#Lidar System AI Meta
#Ensuring reliable perception of yard truck surroundings
#Detecting both anticipated and unanticipated objects
#Backing trailer to dock precisely with centimeter-level accuracy
#Hitching trailer to truck
#Collaborative autonomy
#Point cloud for autonomous operations
#Electric Autonomous Vehicles
#Navigation within port environments
#AI algorithms | Processing and analyzing lidar data to extract relevant features and information | Recognizing and extracting specific features from point cloud data | Identifying objects | Analyzing spatial patterns and characteristics of points
#Annotation and Classification | Leveraging machine learning techniques | AI models trained on labeled datasets | Models learning to recognize objects automatically
#Object Detection and Segmentation | AI algorithms performing object detection and segmentation | Identifying individual objects | Delineating object boundaries | Autonomous driving | Detecting and tracking vehicles, pedestrians, and obstacles
#Machine Learning and Training | AI models trained using labeled Lidar data | Models learned to recognize patterns, shapes, and semantic information | Predictions and classifications on new, unseen Lidar scans
#Combining Lidar technology with AI
#Automating annotation and analysis of Lidar data
#Interpretation of Lidar point clouds
#Clutter | Irrelevant, redundant, or obstructive object or feature for mapping task | Detecting and removing clutter from raw LiDAR data | Range filters to discard measurements | Semantic filters to label and remove unwanted objects based on their shape or appearance | Temporal filters to track and remove dynamic objects based on their motion | Adjusting pulse width | Grid-based method discretizes space into cells and stores occupancy or probability of each cell | Surface-based method reconstructs geometry or topology of surface from scan points
#Physical perimeter security
#2D LiDAR in perimeter security | Precise detection above or at base of fences | Field of view (FOV) | Creating different zones | Adjusting to different threat levels | Gathers size and speed of movement | Providing exact X,Y coordinates of the intrusion | Giving intelligence to security system to trigger lights, voice alerts, direct video surveillance cameras and security teams to right location
#Lowering dependence on guards
#Lidar Perimeter Volumetric protection
#Imaging vibrometry | Laser scanning vibrometry (LSV) | Non-contact method for measuring vibrations on surfaces | Employs Doppler effect to analyze light scattered from vibrating surfaces | Precise spatial resolution and dynamic behavior visualization
#Target accuracy
#Measurement range
#Measurement accuracy
#Angular range
#Vibrometry sampling frequenvy
#Vibrometry max in-band velocity
#Pointer
#Eye safety
#Raw point clouds
#Vector-search
#Semantic search
#Road radiometry
#Classifying
#Fusion of LiDAR, camera and radar
#Perception algorithm
#Reproducing space and objects
#Recognizing scene context
#Recognizing motion of surrounding objects
#Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) | Architectural approach improving large language model (LLM) retrievals | Data/documents relevant to question or task provided as context for LLM
#Pod-based indexes
#Private link
#Serverless indexes: separated and usage-based pricing for reads, writes, and storage
#Vector store
#Smart Infrastructure
#Perimeter security
#Multi-tenant RAG applications
#Lidar detection software,
#Red zone protection
#Perimeter defense
#Tailgating
#Photon
#Electromagnetic radiation (light, radio waves)
#Wave-particle duality (photon)
#National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) TS2 | Standard for traffic control assemblies
#Zero Minimum Range: objects detected right up to sensor window
#Return Sorting Options for dual return data with strongest-to-weakest, nearest-to-farthest, or farthest-to-nearest
#Firmware
#Sensor window
#Close-range scenarios
#Near range
#Reflective surfaces
#Challenging conditions: rain, dust, fog)
#Updating sensor firmware
#Smart infrastructure
#Autonomous machines
#Off-Road lidar data
#Perception
#Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wavy (FMCW) lidar | Detecting vehicles and various obstacles from long distances | Detecting tires at 150 m (492.1 ft.) away and a person in dark clothing at 300 m (984.2 ft.)
#Silicon lidar platform
#Advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS)
#Time-of-flight (ToF) system
#Perception stack
#1550nm LiDAR | Advantages: safety, range, and performance in various environmental conditions | Enhanced Eye Safety: absorbed more efficiently by cornea and lens of eye, preventing light from reaching sensitive retina | Longer Detection Range | Improved Performance in Adverse Weather Conditions such as as fog, rain, or dust | Reduced Interference from Sunlight and Other Light Sources | More expensive due to complexity and lower production volumes of their components
#SLAM | Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
#California wildfire | Challenges | Access roads too steep for fire department equipment | Brush fires | Dangerously strong winds for fire fighting planes | Drone interfering with wildfire response hit plane | Dry conditions fueled fires | Dry vegetation primed to burn | Faults on the power grid | Fires fueled by hurricane-force winds | Fire hydrants gone dry | Fast moving flames | Hilly areas | Increasing fire size, frequency, and susceptibility to beetle outbreaks and drought driven mortality | Keeping native biodiversity | Looting | Low water pressure | Managing forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands for broad ecological and societal benefits | Power shutoffs | Ramping up security in areas that have been evacuated | Recoving the remains of people killed | Retardant drop pointless due to heavy winds | Smoke filled canyons | Santa Ana winds | Time it takes for water-dropping helicopter to arrive | Tree limbs hitting electrical wires | Use of air tankers is costly and increasingly ineffective | Utilities sensor network outdated | Water supply systems not built for wildfires on large scale | Wire fault causes a spark | Wires hitting one another | Assets | California National Guard | Curfews | Evacuation bags | Firefighters | Firefighting helicopter | Fire maps | Evacuation zones | Feeding centers | Heavy-lift helicopter | LiDAR technology to create detailed 3D maps of high-risk areas | LAFD (Los Angeles Fire Department) | Los Angeles County Sheriff Department | Los Angeles County Medical Examiner | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Recycled water irrigation reservoirs | Satellites for wildfire detection | Sensor network of LAFD | Smoke forecast | Statistics | Beachfront properties destroyed | Death tol | Damage | Economic losses | Expansion of non-native, invasive species | Loss of native vegetation | Structures (home, multifamily residence, outbuilding, vehicle) damaged | California wildfire actions | Animals relocated | Financial recovery programs | Efforts toward wildfire resilience | Evacuation orders | Evacuation warnings | Helicopters dropped water on evacuation routes to help residents escape | Reevaluating wildfire risk management | Schools closed | Schools to be inspected and cleaned outside and in, and their filters must be changed
#Lidar-Enabled Smart Traffic Solution
#Combining digital lidar sensors and edge AI at each intersection
#Providing detection for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications
#Perception software
#Intelligent signal actuation at intersections
#Creating real-time 3D digital traffic twin
#Automating data collection in the cloud
#Deep learning AI perception
#Object classification
#Object detection
#Traffic actuation
#Near-miss detection
#Outside of crosswalk events
#Red light running
#Wrong-way driving
#A-list celebrity home protector | Burglaries targeting high-end items | Burglary report on Lime Orchard Road | Burglar had smashed glass door of residence | Ransacked home and fled | Couple were not home at the time | Unknown whether any items were taken | Lime Orchard Road is within Hidden Valley gated community of Los Angeles in Beverly Hills | Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lawrence, Adele and Katy Perry have purchased homes there, in addition to Kidman and Urban | Kidman and Urban bought their home for $4.7 million in 2008 | 4,100-square-foot, five-bedroom home built in 1965 and sits on 1ΒΌ-acre lot | Property large windows have views of the canyons | Theirs is one of several celebrity properties burglarized in Los Angeles and across country recently | Connected to South American organized-theft rings
#Professional athlete home protector | South American crime rings | Targeting wealthy Southern California neighborhoods for sophisticated home burglaries | Behind burglaries at homes of professional athletes and celebrities | Theft groups conduct extensive research before plotting burglaries | Monitoring target whereabouts and weekly routines via social media | Tracking travel and schedules | Conducting physical surveillance at homes | Attacks staged while targets and their families are away | Robbers aware of where valuables are stored in homes prior to staging break-ins | Burglaries conducted in short amount of time | Bypass alarm systems | Use Wi-Fi jammers to block Wi-Fi connections | Disable devices | Cover security cameras | Obfuscate identities
#Laser wall | High Precision: Advanced detection not affected by adverse weather conditions, environmental changes and varying light levels, which in turn dramatically reduces false alarms | Easy Integration: Compatibility with the ONVIF protocol, facilitating incorporation into the existing security ecosystem | Versatility: Discreet and adaptable design for both perimeter and internal security | Extended Coverage: Long-range detection capability up to 160m
#ONVIF protocol, established by the Open Network Video Interface Forum, is a global standard designed to ensure interoperability among IP-based physical security devices, such as cameras, video management systems (VMS), and network video recorders (NVR). It allows devices from different manufacturers to communicate and integrate seamlessly, creating unified surveillance systems