Blickfeld, the Munich-based Start-Up developing the breakthrough huge performance and the mass-producible LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensing technology recently at the CES 2022, announced unveiling 3D LiDAR as well as groundbreaking perception software, Percept.
Designed for Blickfeld’s Cube Sensor range technology for industrial utilization, the Percept comprises functions like movement-based detection and tracking of objects, object classification and counting, zone occupancy detection, and zone entry detection with integrated alarm generation. As per Blickfeld, Percept is hugely suitable for a wide variety of applications, such as crowd analytics, traffic management, smart industry, and security solutions.
It also aids the Percept suitable for a broader variety of applications, like that of crowd analytics, traffic management, smart industry, and security solutions. With the unveiling of the Percept, Blickfeld had also unveiled a unique, industry, and global-initial-next generation of LiDAR, the Qb2.
Qb2 is a smart integrated LiDAR that would be integrating software and hardware in one device and hence it doesn’t require any additional computers, servers, or even adaptor boxes, for offering efficient capturing and processing of 3D data in one single unit for the first time.
Unveiling the unique perception software, Percept
Blickfeld’s Percept software, with its clientele-friendly interface, now creating and extracting worth from 3D Data simpler than ever before: Users are empowered to easily create and deploy projects with the help of a browser-based setup wizard and directly generate actionable data.
No specific know-how in 3D data processing is necessary to develop scalable solutions for a variety of purposes. Percept has already successfully been deployed in customer projects, including a people counting application at Frankfurt airport.
The Futuristic step is on the cards: a robust software impact on a device
The LiDAR’s future is very smart as it has unique characteristics and has robust software that will be critical to get the most benefit from the immense data captured. Embedding the software in the sensor allows it to directly generate comprehensive information in the form of object or event lists. This will make the handling even easier and permit clients to quickly deploy and operate LiDAR solutions.
Announcing Blickfeld\’s smart LiDAR, Qb2
Qb2 represents a giant leap in the LiDAR domain. The smart device fuses out Blickfeld\’s patented and industry-proven MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) LiDAR hardware technology with a powerful compute module, which operates the firm’s groundbreaking Percept software stack on the device.
Translating data gathered through LiDAR sensors into actionable information will no longer require an additional network of computing hardware, thus reducing complexity, energy consumption, and the budget of implementation and operation drastically.
Florian Petit, co-founder and Chief Experience Officer at Blickfeld stated: \”We are very excited to introduce Percept and Qb2 to the global industry at CES 2022 for the first time. They are setting a new benchmark for smart LiDAR solutions and will promote their widespread use. LiDAR perception software brings great value to customers. It enables them to build individual solutions that perfectly match their needs. Qb2 and Percept are real game-changers in the field of smart LiDARs.\”
Percept is available immediately. As of the third quarter of 2022, Blickfeld will deliver the first Qb2 prototypes to selected customers