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Research article
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12 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 12 Oct 2020
| 12 Oct 2020
Dense point cloud acquisition with a low-cost Velodyne VLP-16
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Marc-Henri Derron
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Gregoire Mariethoz
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Short summary
We developed a method to acquire dense point clouds with a low-cost Velodyne Puck lidar system, without using expensive Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning or IMU. We mounted the lidar on a motor to continuously change the scan direction, leading to a significant increase in the point cloud density. The system was compared with a more expensive system based on IMU registration and a SLAM algorithm. The alignment between acquisitions with those two systems is within 2 m.
We developed a method to acquire dense point clouds with a low-cost Velodyne Puck lidar system,...
