Analysis on the characteristics of mutual interference between pulsed terrestrial LIDAR scanners

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanners are essential components of intelligent vehicles capable of autonomous travel. Obstacle detection functions of autonomous vehicles require very low failure rates. With the increasing number of autonomous vehicles equipped with LIDAR scanners to detect and avoid obstacles and navigate safely through the environment, the probability of mutual interference becomes an important issue. This paper presents a mutual interference scenario and offers an analysis of the interference mechanism.