The City of Peachtree Corners in Georgia, US, says it will deploy Opsys' Altos Gen 2 Lidar at its Curiosity Lab.
The 5G-enabled intelligent mobility and smart city living laboratory is a proving ground for IoT, mobility and smart city emerging technologies. The centrepiece is a three-mile-long (5km) autonomous vehicle lane that uses cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) technologies.
Opsys' Lidar units are deployed at the intersection of State Route 141 and Town Center Boulevard, where they will provide precise, real-time data on traffic flow and pedestrian movements, offering significant enhancements to urban safety and traffic management.
The firm says Altos' ability to operate continuously while supporting PoE - power over ethernet - and auxiliary power, make it adaptable for different municipal implementations, with a simple, customisable design to market. “The Altos Gen 2 represents the future of smart city technology,” said Rafi Harel, chief executive of Opsys.
“This collaboration with Peachtree Corners and Curiosity Lab gives us the unique opportunity to showcase the reliability and efficiency of our pure solid-state Lidar technology in a real-world environment, which will soon improve safety and traffic management for cities across the globe,” said Harel. “As our first real-world deployment and first US deployment, we are looking forward to working with Peachtree Corners as our test and demo site to then launch into the US market.”
Brandon Branham, executive director of Curiosity Lab, says: “The simple, yet flexible design made it easy for set up, without the need of special custom cables or proprietary connectors. The device behaves like a normal network device which also made it easy for us to integrate into our single pane of glass smart city management systems. By adding this cutting-edge technology into our infrastructure, we’re able to enhance safety and operational efficiency for our community while showcasing scalable solutions that other cities and industries can easily adopt.”
Opsys said that its new technology boasts a higher partial differential equation (PDE) and a larger array than other models, giving the unit improved detection range and a higher resolution of objects. The improved optics reduce unwanted light, while improving uniformity and enhancing illumination. In addition, the unit’s optimised ASIC/processor allows for advanced processing of data, as well as lower power dissipation and cost.
The firm added that, as a pure solid-state Lidar, the Altos Gen 2 has no moving parts. This enables best-in-class performance with high resolution and extreme reliability with a 4D point cloud from the device’s specific field of view. The pure-solid state characteristics make the unit more robust, avoiding mechanical failures associated with moving components and allowing the unit to have 24/7 operation and pass a 50g shock and full vibration test.
