Tyson Messori – CTO of Scanse.io – 3D Pictures Using LiDAR Technology

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 19 December 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Sweep, developed by Scanse.io, is a sensor that detects and avoids obstacles using LiDAR – (Light Detection and Ranging). LiDAR is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with a laser light. LiDAR is used in meteorology, mapping, surveying, and guidance with military, construction and transportation applications.
In the air or on land, it is essential for robotic vehicles to navigate safely – Tyson and the co-founder of Scanse could not find a LiDAR scanner that was powerful enough and easy to use for under $1000, so they made it their mission to develop one. Scanse began raising money on Kickstarter to manufacture the Sweep, a scanning LiDAR sensor with 360 degree sensing capabilities.
Drones and ground robots use Sweep for sense and avoidance as well as navigation and mapping. Its powerful sensing modality and low cost LiDAR is being used in developing autonomous wheelchairs to bring mobility and independence to persons who do not have the ability to operate a mechanical wheelchair. Sweep is an excellent fit for high school robotics programs. It is easy to set-up, affordable and allows students to explore mapping and navigation problems with little prior experience. The applications for the Sweep are limitless. Scanse is working on a 3D scanner – updates on their progress are available on their website. The Sweep Scanner is available for purchase on their website January 2017.
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0:00.0	Welcome to Almost Here, Almost Here, Round the Corner of Future Technology Podcasts with Richard Jacobs.
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0:27.0	Hi this is Richard Jacobs of Future Tech Podcasts, almost Here, Round the Corner Future Technology.
0:35.0	Then I'm here with Tyson Masori, the CTO, Chief Technology Officer at Scans.
0:40.8	I.O. S.D. and SE. I.O. S. E. E.O. How you doing Tyson?
0:46.0	You're okay.
0:48.0	Yeah, thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it. We got some unique stuff to talk about. So scans, it looks like it uses
0:56.8	a LIDAR technology to provide 3D scanning. Is that an accurate assessment of what you do?
1:04.0	Yeah, so our first product is really a, what you call a 2D scanner, it's providing a single plane of data
1:11.0	and then what we're looking at doing in your future is a add-on
1:16.6	with a lot of this single plane scanner to become a whole spherical scanner.
1:22.0	So what's the limit of your current scanner?
1:25.0	You said it's not full spherical.
1:29.8	So what does that mean in terms of what the output will be?
1:34.1	Yeah, so basically it's sending out a single beam
1:39.0	about half a degree in cone angle and then spinning that beam 360 degrees to get a full you know field view in one
1:48.7	plane. Okay yeah so let you wanted to get your entire environment, you'd have to spin it around, adjust the angle,
2:00.2	spin it around, adjust the angle in a sequence to get a bigger picture of you.
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