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Echo decomposition of full-waveform LiDAR based on a digital implicit model and a particle swarm optimization
Applied Optics
|May 14, 2020
Summary
A new digital implicit model (DIM) offers universal waveform decomposition for full-waveform LiDAR, outperforming Gaussian models for single and multiple echoes. This method achieves superior accuracy and ranging precision.
Area of Science:
- Geospatial technology
- Remote sensing
- Signal processing
Background:
- Full-waveform LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) relies on waveform decomposition to extract echo information.
- Existing models like Gaussian (GSM) and generalized Gaussian (GGSM) have limitations due to their fixed distribution shapes, restricting their effectiveness to similar echo waveforms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel digital implicit model (DIM) for universal waveform decomposition in full-waveform LiDAR.
- To present a decomposition method utilizing a digital template waveform library optimized by a modified particle swarm algorithm.
- To evaluate the decomposition performance and ranging accuracy of the DIM against GSM and GGSM.
Main Methods:
- Developed a digital implicit model (DIM) treating decomposition as an implicit function.
- Created a digital template waveform library as a customized fingerprint for specific LiDAR systems.
- Employed a modified particle swarm algorithm for optimizing the implicit function and library.
Main Results:
- For single echoes, DIM achieved a normalized sum of squares error (SSE) up to 60 times lower than GSM and GGSM, with subcentimeter ranging accuracy.
- For three overlapping echoes, DIM's normalized SSE was 28 times lower than GSM and 12 times lower than GGSM, demonstrating centimeter-level ranging accuracy.
- DIM exhibited superior estimation accuracy for echo amplitude, full width at half maximum (FWHM), and location compared to GSM and GGSM.
Conclusions:
- The digital implicit model (DIM) provides a universal and effective solution for full-waveform LiDAR decomposition, capable of handling arbitrary echo shapes.
- DIM significantly outperforms traditional Gaussian models in both decomposition accuracy and ranging precision, especially for complex or overlapping echoes.
- The proposed method offers enhanced performance for full-waveform LiDAR applications requiring high-accuracy measurements.
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