3D ToF LiDAR in Mobile Robotics: A Review
It provides a systematic reference for researchers and practitioners in mobile robotics, but is incremental as a review article.
This paper reviews the use of 3D Time-of-Flight LiDARs in mobile robotics over the past decade, covering research areas like object detection and localization, as well as industrial applications such as autonomous driving and service robots.
In the past ten years, the use of 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) LiDARs in mobile robotics has grown rapidly. Based on our accumulation of relevant research, this article systematically reviews and analyzes the use 3D ToF LiDARs in research and industrial applications. The former includes object detection, robot localization, long-term autonomy, LiDAR data processing under adverse weather conditions, and sensor fusion. The latter encompasses service robots, assisted and autonomous driving, and recent applications performed in response to public health crises. We hope that our efforts can effectively provide readers with relevant references and promote the deployment of existing mature technologies in real-world systems.