Kanavi Mobility (CEO Jong-Taek Jeong) announced on the 10th that it will accelerate the development of LiDAR technology optimized for the marine environment through joint technology research with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and take full-scale steps to dominate the marine LiDAR market.
This joint research will be led by ETRI, with Kanavi Mobility participating as a joint research and development institution. The project will be conducted under the theme of ‘Establishment of a 1550nm light source quality measurement system for visual safety LiDAR and development of an evaluation method’, and cooperation between the two institutions is expected to be strengthened to maximize the usability of LiDAR in the marine industry and create new market opportunities.
Marine environments require fundamentally different characteristics from existing land-based lidar, such as high humidity, salinity, and wave-induced reflection characteristics. Therefore, marine-specific lidar technology requires customized modification and optimization that takes these environmental factors into account. Kanevi Mobility’s strategy is to secure world-class marine lidar technology by combining the rapid technology application capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises with ETRI’s accumulated research capabilities.
In particular, the establishment of a visual safety lidar light source quality measurement system with a wavelength of 1550 nm is expected to secure visual safety that is 10 times higher than that of the existing 905 nm lidar, and improve long-distance measurement and precision measurement performance. In addition, it is expected to provide various advantages such as excellent daytime operation performance due to less influence from sunlight, minimizing interference between signals, and providing high distance resolution.
ETRI has been researching and developing 1550nm-based lidar for over 10 years and has secured a technological edge by holding various related patents based on individual components, operation and control methods, data processing methods, and unique structures. Through this collaboration, ETRI will lead the development of optical measurement technology and standardization of evaluation methods, and Kanavi Mobility will create synergy effects through two-way technology exchanges in which it will present requirements from a lidar system perspective and provide feedback on evaluation results.
In addition, based on the marine business experience that Kanavi Mobility has already secured, it plans to discover various application areas for marine lidar, such as port surveillance and safety management, marine structure monitoring, and marine ecosystem analysis, and promote business expansion. In particular, the company explains that data collected through marine lidar is expected to be linked with AI-based analysis and prediction systems to provide innovative solutions in the marine safety field.
ETRI’s Bong-ki Min, a senior researcher, said, “We will lead innovation in marine lidar technology and strengthen our competitiveness in the global marine technology market through close cooperation with Kanavi Mobility.” He added, “We will continuously pursue the development of new items and establishment of related basic technologies to achieve the goal of fostering core capabilities that will lead the future marine technology market, such as autonomous ships and smart port technology within the marine industry.”
Meanwhile, Kanavi Mobility plans to advance the technology of long-range detection lidar light source modules based on square visual safety wavelengths and develop a long-range lidar sensor with a 1550 nm wavelength band. In addition, it announced that it will develop it into a lidar system that overcomes the limitations of pulse lidar by incorporating interferometry technology and high-speed signal processing FFT technology through continuous technological research.
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