Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “Light detection and ranging (“LiDAR”) systems u se one or more LiDAR devices to measure the attributes (e.g., shape, contour, et c.) of their surrounding environments. LiDAR systems have numerous applications in a wide variety of fields, including surveying, robotics, geology and soil sci ence, agriculture, and autonomous navigation. For example, autonomous vehicles m ay use multi-channel LiDAR devices to detect and avoid obstacles while navigatin g safely through dynamic environments.