A vision of self-driving cars propels the research and development of automotive LiDAR, a vital hardware providing distance and velocity information of a vehicle’s surroundings. Some LiDAR concepts are already heading toward production for automotive ADAS and industrial markets. Two newer concepts promise the greatest potential yet: frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) LiDAR and time-of-flight (TOF) flash LiDAR. However, there are engineering challenges impeding their full adoption. This webinar reviews operation principles and challenges of different LiDAR concepts, a brief discussion on the LiDAR market, and a review of critical optical components such as photodetectors and sources.

Key takeaways include:

  • Fundamental test solution principles for challenges in demanding environments
  • Ensuring flawless and reliable operation of potentially life-critical components and systems over the entire life of the equipment
  • Techniques and results of signals from both LiDAR and facial recognition lasers from different smartphones
  • Experience how LiDAR manages (or mismanages) navigating metropolitan city streets in a truly driverless Level 4 Robotaxi


Presented in partnership with Hamamatsu.

Presenters:
Jake Li is the Business Development Manager for Hamamatsu Corporation and is responsible for automotive LiDAR sales in North America. He has extensive knowledge of various LiDAR concepts (e.g., mechanical, MEMS mirror, solid-state/autonomous) and experience advising R&D teams on the complexities of selecting photonic components necessary for successful LiDAR designs.

Michael Kwok is the North American Product Manager for optical test and measurement products at Yokogawa Test&Measurement. He has close to three decades of experience in the field of optical analysis and testing, with a focus in applications for automotive, aerospace, biomedical, and data acquisition.

Speaker

Michael Kwok

North American Product Manager - Optical
Yokogawa Test&Measurement

  • California State University, BSME Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
  • 30+ years of experience in optical analysis and testing field

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