Exploration of the Evolution of LiDAR Technology

Since its inception in the 1960s, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology has demonstrated great potential in various fields such as autonomous driving, robot navigation, and environmental monitoring due to its high precision, high resolution, and strong anti-interference capability. This paper reviews the development history, technical principles, application fields, and future development trends of LiDAR technology. It introduces the technical applications of LiDAR technology in autonomous driving, robot navigation, and environmental monitoring, and explores the development direction of SLAM algorithms in multi-sensor fusion and real-time map construction, providing a reference basis for the development and research of LiDAR.