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Interesting tidbit: The way we did this on the Stanford DARPA Urban Challenge vehicle was to use the intensity of the returned LIDAR signal ... the little refle
by salik_syed 10y ago
Interesting tidbit: The way we did this on the Stanford DARPA Urban Challenge vehicle was to use the intensity of the returned LIDAR signal ... the little reflective markers between white lane paint are actually covered using a retro-reflective coating. You can get extremely good detection rates. It's much more of a hack :)
- cbhl 10y agoThat's cool, but the little reflective markers don't get used in places that get snow (like Canada) because of snow plows.
- lttlrck 10y agoRecessed markers are becoming increasingly common https://www.azdot.gov/mobile/media/blog/posts/2013/01/25/transportation-defined-recessed-pavement-markers https://www.azdot.gov/mobile/media/blog/posts/2013/01/25/tra... Edit: anecdotally, in the NE US.
- sanswork 10y agoThe Toronto area had them everywhere last time I was there.