Capability:LIDAR Sensing
| LIDAR Sensing | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sensing |
| Measures/Controls | 360° distance profile (point cloud data) |
| Common Hardware | RPLidar A1/A2, YDLIDAR X2/X4, Slamtec RPLIDAR |
| Enables Activities | Activity:Room Mapping, SLAM, obstacle avoidance, navigation |
| Status | Stub - Not yet implemented in BRS robots |
LIDAR Sensing is a sensing capability that performs 360° distance scanning using a rotating laser rangefinder.
Overview
This is a stub page. This capability is not yet implemented in any BRS robot. This page exists to:
- Document the concept for future implementation
- Invite community members to add it to their robots
- Provide a starting point for hardware selection
What It Measures
360° distance profile (point cloud data)
Common Hardware
RPLidar A1/A2, YDLIDAR X2/X4, Slamtec RPLIDAR
Enables Activities
Adding this capability to your robot would enable:
Technical Considerations
- **Advantages**: 360° scanning, high resolution, excellent for mapping
- **Disadvantages**: Higher cost, requires significant power, data processing intensive
- **Typical cost**: $80-300 depending on model
- **Interface**: UART serial at high baud rate (115200-256000)
- **Range**: 6-12m typical
- **Scan rate**: 5-10 Hz (full 360° scans per second)
- **Angular resolution**: 0.5-1° typical
Contributing
Want to add this capability to your robot? Here's how:
- Select appropriate hardware (see "Common Hardware" above)
- Mount the hardware to your robot chassis
- Wire to your microcontroller
- Write driver code or use existing libraries
- Test and calibrate
- Document your implementation
- Update this page with your findings
- Share on Discord
See Also
- Capabilities - All capabilities
- Activities - What this capability enables
- Robotics Ontology - How capabilities fit into BRS knowledge structure