Support for autonomous vehicle lidar testing and verification… Simplifying verification and production.
3 to 300m target distance, 10 to 94% surface reflectivity simulation

Keysight Technologies (hereafter, Keysight) has launched a simulator that supports testing and validation of lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading global provider of advanced lidar solutions, today announced the expansion of its autonomous driving validation test solutions based on the E8717A lidar target simulator (LTS) for automotive manufacturers and lidar sensor manufacturers.

LiDAR was initially developed for use in metrology and topography, but is now being adopted as an automotive sensing technology to help autonomous vehicles safely navigate complex driving scenarios.

Currently, traditional methods for testing sensors require a lot of space, and the industry is faced with the challenge of reducing the cost of sensor testing and validation while achieving mass production.

Keysight's LTS solution simulates a test object of specified distance and reflectivity using a standardized compact bench setup.

This solution is designed to streamline and accelerate the testing, validation, and production of automotive lidar sensors through standardization and automation.

The Keysight LTS is a compact bench setup with target distances from 3m to 300m and 10Simulate surface reflectivity between 0.5% and 94% to save test space, and sweep target distance and reflectivity with powerful test software for insightful analysis to improve design and performance.

Additionally, the LTS test setup is fully automated using collaborative robots and driven by Keysight PathWave Test Executive (for manufacturing) for test automation.

Collaborative robots provide precision device motion for vision testing, while automation software accelerates testing and throughput to support mass production.

“Keysight sees an exciting role for lidar in enabling autonomous vehicles to navigate more accurately as an additional sensor that complements cameras and radar,” said Thomas Goetzl, vice president and general manager of Keysight’s Automotive & Energy Solutions business. “Keysight is poised to accelerate the utility of lidar with scalable manufacturing test solutions, along with the market’s first collaborative robot-ready lidar target simulator that supports variable range and reflectivity simulation.”