Ibeo and Sick join forces to offer a new solid-state 3D LiDAR sensor for industrial applications (solid state lidar). A technology partnership between the Hamburg-based automotive LiDAR specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH and Sick AG has been established.
Under this partnership, Ibeo provides its ibeoNEXT measurement core. Sick will develop the system design and application software for a new industrial LiDAR to solve industrial applications according to customer requirements.
"Autonomous systems will bring increasing changes to the industrial sector in the coming years. Even outside of industrial facilities, mobile applications offer great potential for the implementation of smart sensor solutions. The partnership with Ibeo will allow us to use a robust and highly advanced technology from the automotive segment for future industrial applications."says Dr. Robert Bauer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sick AG.
"With Sick, we are making automotive LiDAR available for large-scale industrial applications for the first time. In the industrial sector, this is one of the largest LiDAR cooperation agreements ever. Customers will benefit from the close development of ibeoNEXT production based on automotive standards and the associated high quality standards and scale effectssays Dr. Ulrich Lages, CEO of Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH. We have a long and close working relationship with Sick."
The ibeoNEXT measurement core was developed for large-scale automotive production and is based on a completely new photon laser measurement technology for measuring the spatial distance of objects at medium and long distances. Even under adverse environmental conditions, such as precipitation, or in environments with high levels of shock or vibration, the ibeoNEXT measurement core reliably determines over 10,000 distance values from each 3D measurement.
It also generates a black and white image similar to that of a camera, which allows for even more reliable "four-dimensional" detection of the environment.
"We decided to use Ibeo's Semi Driver LiDAR technology because it is currently one of the most advanced 3D LiDAR measurement systems in the world. It complements our technology portfolio and allows us to offer, in addition to our existing industrial applications, new solutions that are easy to integrate in the field of autonomous and semi-autonomous driving for use in the industrial sector."said Dr. Kay Fürstenberg, senior vice president for research and development at Sick AG. Selected customers of Sick will have the opportunity to test this new solid-state 3D LiDAR this year.
The market for autonomous and semi-autonomous systems in an industrial context is expected to experience above-average growth. There is a particular demand for robust, increasingly small and above all cost-effective sensor solutions. Ibeo's new solid-state technology operates entirely without moving parts and has a compact form factor, offering decisive advantages for mobile applications.
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