Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 10, 1015008(2025)

Calibration Method for Multibeam LiDAR and External Rotating Axis

Hailong Qu, Shiqiang Wang, Zhaozong Meng, Nan Gao, and Zonghua Zhang*
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  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401China
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    Multibeam LiDAR can directly capture the distance to target points and perceive three-dimensional information. However, its low vertical resolution results in sparse single-frame point clouds. Hence, an external rotating axis was designed to densify the point cloud obtained by the multibeam LiDAR. This paper proposes a method using a multilevel perforated circular calibration board to establish the relationship between the LiDAR and external rotating axis. First, the external rotating axis scans the calibration board at different angles to obtain multiple single-frame point cloud data and solve the initial external parameters. Second, an optimization model is established using two sets of calibration board point-cloud data scanned by the external rotating axis within 0°?180° and 180°?360° intervals. Ultimately, the initial values are input into the optimization model to refine the initial pose such that precise pose parameters can be obtained. Experimental results show that the proposed method offers high accuracy and dense distributions in point-cloud reconstruction. When measuring a standard sphere, its absolute error is 0.9 cm, which satisfies the requirement for practical applications.

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    Hailong Qu, Shiqiang Wang, Zhaozong Meng, Nan Gao, Zonghua Zhang. Calibration Method for Multibeam LiDAR and External Rotating Axis[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(10): 1015008

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    Paper Information

    Category: Machine Vision

    Received: Aug. 15, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2024

    Published Online: May. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Zonghua Zhang (zhzhang@hebut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP241848

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241848

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