OSRAM LiDAR percept platform

Solid State.
Mid to Long Range.
Automotive Mass Market.

The OSRAM LiDAR percept platform

OSRAM is developing the first flexible solid state LiDAR platform engineered with a strict focus on industrialization and automotive qualification. In a clear Tier 2 role we want to offer a mid to long range platform to OEMs, Tier 1s and system integrators that can be adapted for their specific application.

What is unique about the percept platform?

Our goal: Mass market pricing. Automotive qualification. Professional industrialization.

Flexible adjustment: Flexible platform for your application or mounting position
Instant range and FoV adjustment: View adjustment technology allows multi use
Precise perception: Deterministic scan pattern optimized for percept algorithms
Optimal sensor fusion: Camera compatible raw data allows optimal early fusion
Advanced multi-hit detection: Multi-Hit detection for objects very close to each other
High accuracy ranging: Digital signal processing for high precision
Surface differentation: Reflectivity feedback by direct amplitude measurement

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Example applications

The 905nm EEL based percept platform will allow mass market pricing by high integration due to our platform approach. We want to serve long and mid range applications by changing optics and software while leaving the core components of the system untouched.

Long Range LiDAR

Range > 200m
Narrow Field-of-View (FoV)
Applicable e.g. for highway pilot
Typical integration in windscreen module or bumper

Mid Range Corner LiDAR

Range up to 100m
Wide Field-of-View (FoV)
Applicable e.g. for urban pilot

What is LiDAR?

LiDAR is a technology that senses precise distances using invisible laser beams. By measuring thousands of distances in a defined field of view a 3D point cloud can be generated.

This data can be processed and used in autonomous driving and driver assistance systems, like highway pilot or active cruise control to detect, classify and track the objects in the environment of the vehicle. By fusing data or the objects detected with the data from other sensors, such as camera vision or mmWave radar, a highly precise digital twin of the vehicle environment can be generated.

LiDAR sensors have been used for years in automotive application, but never reached high volumes. OSRAM's solid state percept platform now reduces complexity, allowing OEMs to bring LiDAR in mass production of private cars. Besides of that OSRAM is keeping the flexibility for different applications and driving situations using a novel beam steering approach. Together with OSRAM‘s strengths in industrialization and in scaling automotive production we want to offer the percept platform at a highly competitive price point.

Time-of-flight LiDAR

Time-of-Flight (ToF) is the method for measuring the distance between a sensor and an object, based on the time difference between the emission of a signal and its return to the sensor, after being reflected by an object. The ToF distance measurement approach is the main stream for LiDAR applications with the highest technological maturity. There are three main principles of modulating. OSRAM's percept platform is based on the pulsed emission approach where a laser pulse is emitted, and a part of it is reflected back from an object. A detector close to the emitter collects the received light signal and the time it took to come back. The distance can be calculated based on this information. The main advantages are the simplicity of the setup, stability, robustness, and the availability of components.

The components we are using allow high quality

Supported by our suppliers

OSRAM OS Laser Emitters

OSRAM OS 4ch 905nm emitters are the first in the world to be AEC-Q102 qualified. This market leading technology guarantees striking performance in range and resolution, at a highly competitive pricepoint.

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LeddarTech Platform

OSRAM is a key investor in the LeddarTech Automotive and Mobility LiDAR platform. The versatile, scalable LiDAR platform designed for Tier-1 and 2 suppliers enables OSRAM to take advantage of a highly optimized LiDAR core comprised of the LeddarCore^TM LCA SoCs and the LeddarSP^TM digital signal processing software.This powerful LeddarEngine^TM has been adopted as a basis for the OSRAM percept platform.