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Lidar
A ranging method that measures reflected laser light to estimate distance and build spatial data.
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Radar
A sensing method that transmits radio waves and analyzes reflections to estimate properties such as range, direction or relative velocity.
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Inertial Measurement Unit
A sensor assembly that measures acceleration and angular motion, often using accelerometers and gyroscopes.
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Computer Vision
Computational methods that extract information from images or video, including detection, tracking, segmentation and depth estimation.
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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
The problem of estimating a system's location while building or updating a map of an initially uncertain environment.
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Autonomous Mobile Robot
A mobile robot that uses onboard sensing and planning to navigate within an operating environment, usually under defined constraints.
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First-Person View
A method of piloting or viewing a drone using a live camera feed from the aircraft's perspective; operational rules still apply.
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Machine Learning
A set of methods that fit model behavior from data for tasks such as prediction, classification, perception or control.
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Robot
A programmable physical system that senses, acts or both to perform tasks; definitions vary by standard and context.
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