Founded in Shanghai, Hesai has created a range of innovative LiDAR sensor solutions that combine 3 core strengths – industry-leading technology, manufacturability and reliability.
Their micro-mirror and waveform fingerprint technologies ensure that Hesai are at the forefront of sensor innovation, creating 500+ patent portfolios and customers across the world.
Pointcloud created using the OxTS xNAV650 INS and Hesai 40P LiDAR sensor
OxTS and Hesai
OxTS’ range of GNSS/INS devices, including the RT3000 v4, RT1003 v2, xNAV650 and xRED3000 work seamlessly alongside a wide range of Hesai LiDAR sensors.
By combining our highly accurate localisation data (position, heading, pitch/roll and timing) with raw data from a Hesai device, users can produce accurate groundtruth reference data for use in multiple applications including ADAS test and verification, autonomous vehicle navigation and mobile mapping.
Hesai LiDAR sensors can also be used alongside a range of OxTS software tools such as:
OxTS Georeferencer, which provides a user with a quick and simple way user to boresight their INS and LiDAR payload, and georeference their LiDAR data.
OxTS LiDAR Inertial Odometry (LIO) which uses velocity updates from a Hesai LiDAR to contrain position drift in the absense of GNSS to improve navigation performance in traditionally tough environments like urban canyons.
“We have seen a real spike in interest in Hesai LiDAR integration since we launched version 1.2 of OxTS Georeferencer. We think this is testament to the quality of LiDAR sensors that Hesai supply”
Jacob Amacker, Product Engineer, OxTS
OxTS Georeferencer
Whether you need to create a digital map for autonomous vehicle navigation purposes, or you have a requirement to produce a pointcloud for a survey customer, OxTS Georeferencer can help.
OxTS Georeferencer will take the navigation measurements from any INS, and at the touch of button, georeference the LiDAR data from a range of Hesai sensors enabling quick, simple and accurate, 3D pointcloud creation.
Furthermore, users can use their existing navigation data to precisely boresight their payload using a simple data-driven method.
The data is fused using OxTS Georeferencer and can be viewed in many pointcloud viewer software applications.
Further Reading
Land-based LiDAR Surveying Solution Brief
When architecting your own mobile mapping vehicle, possibly the most important aspect to get right is your source of localisation. It must enable you to accurately georeference your sensor data to a physical place on Earth.
This solution brief steps through the aspects that we recommend our customers consider when deciding on the source of localisation for their mobile mapping vehicles.
Read the solution brief to learn how why the RT3000 v4 may be the right option for you.
Open-Road Vehicle Testing Solution Brief
Accurate groundtruth reference data needs a robust localisation solution; a tool that records the position, orientation and dynamics of your vehicle at anytime, anywhere.
This solution brief steps through the aspects that we recommend our customers consider when deciding on their source of localisation for open-road vehicle testing.
Read the solution brief to learn how you can use the RT3000 v4 to validate how your ADAS/AV systems work in the real world.
Hesai Hardware Integration Guide
Read the Hesai LiDAR Hardware Integration guide and learn how to use your Hesai sensor with an OxTS Inertial Navigation System.
The guide contains a lot of useful information including:
- How to connect your OxTS INS with a Hesai LiDAR
- How to configure your INS to work with your chosen sensor
- How to process your data
- Example data
