Ouster builds high-resolution LiDAR sensors for long, mid and short range applications in the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries.
Ouster transformed LiDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution, reliable, compact and affordable LiDAR sensors.
OxTS and Ouster
OxTS’ range of GNSS/INS devices, including the RT3000 v4, RT1003 v2, xNAV650 and xRED3000 work seamlessly alongside a wide range of Ouster LiDAR sensors.
By combining our highly accurate localisation data (position, heading, pitch/roll and timing) with raw data from an Ouster device, users can produce accurate groundtruth reference data for use in multiple applications including ADAS test and verification, autonomous vehicle navigation and mobile mapping.
Ouster 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 Ouster LiDAR to contrain position drift in the absense of GNSS to improve navigation performance in traditionally tough environments like urban canyons.
“When OxTS approached Ouster to integrate Ouster LiDAR sensors into their OxTS Georeferencer software it really was a ‘no-brainer’. Their engineers have done a fantastic job helping our mutual customers to build full navigation solutions using our LiDAR sensor and OxTS Inertial Navigation Systems”
Sylvia LAO AGUILAR, Partnerships, Channels and Marketing EMEA, Ouster LiDAR
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 RoboSense sensors enabling quick, simple and accurate, 3D pointcloud creation.
Furthermore, users can use their existing navigation data to 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.
Ouster Hardware Integration Guide
Read the Ouster LiDAR Hardware Integration guide and learn how to use your Ouster sensor with an OxTS Inertial Navigation System.
The guide contains lots of useful information including:
- How to connect your OxTS INS with an Ouster LiDAR
- How to configure your INS to work with your chosen sensor
- How to process your data
- Example data
