BigTech Develops Core Technology for Unmanned Vehicles: 'LiDAR'

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Defense company BigTech has developed LiDAR. LiDAR is a technology that emits laser pulses and measures the distance to objects by receiving the light reflected back from surrounding objects, and it is considered a core technology applied to unmanned vehicles.

According to BigTech on the 9th, the LiDAR was jointly developed with SpinTech, a company founded within the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI).

The newly developed LiDAR technology can precisely map the surroundings, making it applicable to autonomous vehicles within military bases such as Air Force airfields. In particular, it is expected to lead to the development of unmanned transport vehicles that supply various materials in future combat zones.

The company stated that the LiDAR secures a wide field of view (horizontal 240 degrees, vertical 12 degrees) and provides 32-channel imaging, and it can be used at temperatures up to 85 degrees Celsius, indicating high export potential.

BigTech CEO Lim Man-gyu said, "It will contribute to the development of advanced weapon systems in the 4th industrial revolution, such as autonomous military vehicles and autonomous robots."

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