Vision-Aided Hyperspectral Full-Waveform LiDAR System to Improve Detection Efficiency

The hyperspectral full-waveform LiDAR (HSL) system based on the supercontinuum laser can obtain spatial and spectral information of the target synchronously and outperform traditional LiDAR or imaging spectrometers in target classification and other applications. However, low detection efficiency caused by the detection of useless background points (ULBG) hinders its practical applications, especially when the target is small compared with the large field of view (FOV) of the HSL system. A novel vision-aided hyperspectral full-waveform LiDAR system (V-HSL) was proposed to solve the problem and improve detection efficiency. First, we established the framework and developed preliminary algorithms for the V-HSL system. Next, we experimentally compared the performance of the V-HSL system with the HSL system. The results revealed that the proposed V-HSL system could reduce the detection of ULBG points and improve detection efficiency with enhanced detection performance. The V-HSL system is a promising development direction, and the study results will help researchers and engineers develop and optimize their design of the HSL system and ensure high detection efficiency of spatial and spectral information of the target.