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Sensors
"
We are focused on creating the best solid-state lidar solution that can be
used currently - used now - for manufacturing.
"
The OpSys Tech lidar modules shown here are part of a " version 2.5 " customer-evaluation prototype. A much smaller
" version 3.0 " is expected to be revealed at CES 2022.
" The trucking companies want to go out further because
they want to be able to stop with a full load at highway
speeds, so they need longer stopping distances, " he said.
The majority of requests reference pricing, he added:
" We are really driving down the cost - $200 per module,
scaled at maybe 50K or a 100K units. "
The lidar modules output " 4D data, " which is three
Cartesian coordinates plus intensity. " Most systems are
able to provide up to 10 Hertz, and that's what the perception
guys are used to. But we can provide much more
than that, " Kamath described. " What you saw today was
around 14 Hertz, and we can go all the way up to 30
Hertz based on other configurations we can provide. It
all depends on whether they'll be able to use it. It's a lot
of data and sometimes they are used to creating their
software algorithms for 10 Hertz because that's what they
had. Now we're giving them more than that. "
The OpSys units will operate at both 905 and 940
nm, using the two wavelengths in a patented SPAD
setup to prevent interference between adjacent lidar
modules - a likely packaging scenario on vehicle
fascias. " We support two wavelengths, so when you
put them side-by-side, they don't interfere with each
other because our SPAD receiver has a very narrow
band filter. They could have used 1550 nanometers, "
he added, " but that really hurts performance when
conditions are bad. "
Industry adoption
The overall goal, Kamath stressed, was to create a
module from available technology that meets manufacturers
specifications and can be produced at scale
right now. " They [OpSys] have tried not to use any
exotic technologies, " he said. " We can provide the
performance that is currently needed by automotive
manufacturers in every spec. No moving parts,
no surprises integrating at mass scale, and reliability.
It has to operate from -40 to 85 [C]. We can do that
without any caveats. "
When can the industry be expected to begin leveraging
SML tech? OpSys claims it's already working
with Tier-1 suppliers and OEMs. Shortly after its 3.0
system goes on display at CES 2022, the company plans
to have its automotive-qualifiable unit transferred to
an off-shore production facility [likely Thailand], with
units becoming available shortly thereafter. ■
12 November 2021
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