Assessing the Effect of Inclement Winter Weather on Automotive Lidars: Experimental Design
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2026
Abstract
We describe an experimental design with the aim of assessing the effect of inclement winter weather on the range performance of automotive lidars. Falling snow and ice particles suspended in the air can cause clutter noise concentrated near the lidar sensor. It is clear that these conditions can reduce the probability of detection of important objects via lidar. To our knowledge, there have been no attempts to quantify this performance degradation. With DIN 91471 as a starting point, we aim to design an experiment or series of experiments that will allow such a quantification. As a first step we report here on the repeatability of a range test involving calibrated Lambertian targets.
Publication Title
2026 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Automotive Metroautomotive 2026 Proceedings
ISBN
[9798331551285]
Recommended Citation
Mattson, I.,
&
Bos, J.
(2026).
Assessing the Effect of Inclement Winter Weather on Automotive Lidars: Experimental Design.
2026 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Automotive Metroautomotive 2026 Proceedings, 150-155.
http://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAutomotive69354.2026.11644655
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