New industry consortium led by fka GmbH and the Driving Vision
News (DVN) network seeks to develop a universal test methodology
for cost-effective LiDAR performance evaluation in all weather
conditions. CHASM brings essential expertise in testing LiDAR
screen heating solutions to the project.
CANTON,
Mass., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CHASM
Advanced Materials is pleased to announce its participation in a
new industrial consortium being launched by fka GmbH together with
the Driving Vision News (DVN) network. The consortium's objective
is to create a test methodology for performance evaluation of LiDAR
sensors when subjected to non-ideal or adverse conditions.
"Given the potential for LiDAR to improve
safe autonomous driving, we are thrilled to collaborate with the
industry's top LiDAR technology companies to ensure a universal
methodology for cost-effective LiDAR performance evaluation in all
weather conditions."
The transition to higher levels of automated driving has led to
LiDARs making a comeback. Although LiDARs are a powerful modality
for addressing the gaps between cameras and radars, they do have
certain weaknesses. In order to address these "corner-cases" for
LiDAR sensors, fka and DVN have formed a consortium to develop test
methods to evaluate LiDAR performance under adverse weather,
contamination and interference conditions. CHASM Advanced Materials
has joined the fka-led consortium and brings their expertise in the
sensor de-icing solutions domain to the group.
"We are glad to have valuable input from Dan Skiba, Tom
Eldridge and the CHASM team," says Amogh Sakpal, Senior Automated Driving Engineer
with fka. "Their input is essential to us in the formulation of
test methods. Their experience with testing LiDAR screen heating
solutions enables us to add test methods for contamination of the
LiDAR screen with ice. Furthermore, it allows us to add another
test method for performance evaluation of de-icing systems of the
future."
"Automotive engineers are increasingly employing LiDAR as part
of multi-modal autonomous driving systems," comments Dan Skiba, CHASM's Vice President of Performance
Films. "But without common test methods, evaluating adverse weather
performance is challenging. Given the potential for LiDAR to
improve safe autonomous driving, we are thrilled to collaborate
with the industry's top LiDAR technology companies to ensure a
universal methodology for cost-effective LiDAR performance
evaluation in all weather conditions."
CHASM works with automotive engineers and manufacturers to
design transparent heater solutions to enable ADAS sensors,
including LiDAR, radar and optical camera sensors, to function
optimally in all weather conditions. CHASM's AgeNT performance
films provide rapid, uniform heating at 12V, with the highest
transmission and lowest beam deflection, making AgeNT universal
heater solutions ideal for all ADAS sensors.
About CHASM
CHASM's mission is to develop and manufacture advanced carbon
nano materials, leveraging its innovative product platforms to
create a safer, more connected and sustainable world. The company's
patented nanotube manufacturing platform combined with its unique
ability to integrate CNTs into product solutions is unleashing the
power of nanotechnology.
Innovations powered by CHASM include universal transparent ADAS
heaters for safer driving, transparent antennas for smarter cities,
conductive additives for EV batteries, and cement additives for
greener (lower carbon footprint) concrete.
For more information, visit http://www.chasmtek.com.
About fka
For 40 years, fka has been internationally known as an
innovative engineering service for the mobility industry. Driving
the world by developing ideas and creating innovations is the
mission statement that fka's 160-strong team is committed to.
As one of the first companies on the Aachen campus, the spin-off
of the Institute for Automotive Engineering of the RWTH Aachen
University demonstrated entrepreneurial foresight.
Interdisciplinary expertise in all aspects of mobility and
technological visions, combined with the advantages of the
inspiringly creative location, are fka's fuel. Ideas, innovations
and unique methodological expertise are shaped into well-founded
and secured solutions that give fka's customers the necessary edge
in a wide range of issues.
With the credo "creating ideas & driving innovations", the
team constantly has the mobility of the future in mind.
For more information, visit http://www.fka.de.
Media Contact
Ina Jiang, CHASM Advanced
Materials, +1 (781) 821-0443, marketing@chasmtek.com,
https://www.chasmtek.com/
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