Understanding and Processing Point Clouds

From the series: Perception

Lidar, which stands for “light detection and ranging,” is a pivotal tool in modern robotics and computer vision applications, including self-driving cars, drones, and ground robots. Learn more about lidar and the 3D point cloud data that’s captured, then spend some time exploring and processing point clouds using the Lidar Viewer app in MATLAB®. Last, you will learn how to export the processed point clouds and how to generate code from the apps to make your work easily reproducible.

Published: 23 Sep 2025

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