On-chip beam steering LiDAR

Note : As of the end of December 2021

On-chip beam steering LiDAR

Abstract

Abstract

Panasonic has developed an on-chip beam steering device utilizing our silicon photonics and liquid crystal technologies. This non-mechanical device is compact and robust to shock and vibration, making it suitable for automotive and robotics LiDAR applications.

Features

Features

Compact and robust to shock and vibration, Versatile beam-steering

Compact and robust to shock and vibration

Suitable for automotive and robotics LiDAR applications.

Versatile beam-steering

On-chip beam steering device performs versatile beam-steering, such as random-access pointing and focusing on regions of interest, as well as sequential scanning.

Technical Advantages

Technical Advantages

On-chip beam steering device

On-chip beam steering device

On-chip beam steering device is developed based on our proprietary silicon photonics and liquid crystal platform.

Applications

Applications

Self-driving car

Self-driving car 1
Self-driving car 2

The highly controllable LiDAR sensing provides safer driving via accurate grasping of the shape and position of the objects.

Autonomous Mobile Robot

Autonomous Mobile Robot 1
Autonomous Mobile Robot 2

A compact and vibration-proof LiDAR enables self-operating mobility robot in outdoor environments.