This paper presents the procedures enabling the calibration and evaluation of intrinsic parameters in a Velodyne multi-beam laser scanner. As the device will be utilized in field robotics applications, both the evaluated parameters and the calibration are generally aimed to improve the performance of the scanner with advanced mapping algorithms such as robot evidence grids or octree. The measured parameters are compared with the data provided by the manufacturer. A novel calibration method based on conditional adjustment for correlated measurements is proposed and compared with factory calibration.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.