An Experiment of Mutual Interference between Automotive LIDAR Scanners

LIDAR scanners are essential components of intelligent vehicles capable of autonomous travel. Mutual interference between LIDAR scanners has not been regarded as a problem yet. Mutual interference was identified as a problem of increased importance because of the appearance of safety functions and the increasing rate of vehicles equipped with LIDAR scanner. This paper will show the probability that any LIDAR scanner will interfere mutually by considering spatial and temporal overlaps. It will present some generic interference scenarios and report on the current status of the analysis of interference mechanisms.