Lighting Effects on Single-Channel LiDAR Accuracy
Why Lighting Can Still Matter for an “Active” Sensor Single-channel LiDAR (single-line 2D scanning) is an active sensor: it emits laser pulses and measures the return signal. That makes it far less sensitive to everyday lighting changes than cameras. However, in real deployments—especially outdoors—lighting and visibility still influence measurement quality. Not because LiDAR “needs light,”…