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Puck Hi-Res™: HIGHER RESOLUTION AT GREATER DISTANCES
Expanding on Velodyne LiDAR's groundbreaking VLP-16 Puck, a 16-channel, real-time 3D LiDAR sensor that weighs just 830 grams, Puck Hi-Res is used in applications that require greater resolution in the captured 3D image. Puck Hi-Res retains the VLP-16 Puck's 360° horizontal field-of-view (FoV) and 100-meter range, but delivers a 20° vertical FoV for a tighter channel distribution – 1.33° between channels instead of 2.00° – to deliver greater details in the 3D image at longer ranges. This will enable the host system to not only detect, but also better discern, objects at these greater distances.

KEY FEATURES 830 grams Dual Returns 16 Channels 100m Range 300,000 Points per Second 360° Horizontal FOV ± 10° Vertical FOV Low Power Consumption Protective Design Connectors: RJ45 / M12

VEHICLE LOCALIZATION Single VLP16 (Velodyne 16) is being used for map based localization in fusion with IMU/Wheel-Encoder and prior 3D map (build using pose graph SLAM). A step towards low-cost localization.	UAV LIDAR MAPPING SYSTEM You'll see how LiDAR can pick up points underneath vegetation vs Photogrammetry will only map tree canopy.	UAV AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING First experiment with the Velodyne VLP-16 LiDAR 'Puck' mounted on a brushless gimbal on a Devourer X8 heavy-lift multi-rotor UAV.