Title:
AI-Enabled 2-Axis Scanner
Agreement Number:
20STDPK07
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 15, 2020 - Mar 20, 2022
Description:
A lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) instrument is a remote sensing device that determines the range to an object by emitting laser pulses towards it and analyzing the reflection. By emitting multiple pulses, a lidar can create an accurate 3D point cloud of the target object. Teledyne Optech is a leader in the lidar industry and develops and manufactures advanced lidar survey systems that are currently being used on Earth and in Space.
Teledyne Optech's proposed AI-Enabled 2-Axis Scanner will use an enhanced dual-axis scanning technique to collect frames of lidar data at a high rate, process the data into a point cloud in real-time, and supply the data to an artificial intelligence (AI) engine for analysis and object classification.
This technology can be applied to numerous surveying and monitoring applications, in Optech's existing commercial markets (terrestrial scanning, mining, etc.), as well as in various marine, defense and space applications.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
Vaughan, Ontario, CA L4K 5Z8
Reference Number:
003-2020-2021-Q2-04521
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
The amount allocated covers more than one fiscal year.
Recipient's Legal Name:
Teledyne Digital Imaging Inc.
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.