Benewake product free evaluation activity for developer

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Here are my 2 blogs :

Low cost, medium range LIDAR testing - LidarLite vs TF02-Pro

[image] Spring has finally arrived and the Canadian Goose are back , so I guess it is time to fly outdoor again. Working on a new build , I look at the options for a Lidar based RangeFinder that are be reliable in the flight envelop for my experiments with mixed GPS and Visual Odometry that range from 0 to 40 meters. Few models are compatible for ArduPilot , as showned in the WIKI and price being an issue for any hobbyist, I tend to look for th…

Avoidance experiments with the new POC and Benewake TFmini-S

[image] A few month ago, I wrote about setting up an avoidance system using affordable 12 Meter Indoor and 6 Meter Outdoor Time of Flight (ToF) rangefinder made by Benewake : the TFMINI. At the time, there was only the serial version available, and in order to add functionality , I used an Arduino to make it talk I2C. Based on this configuration, I decided to push the concept and constructed an avoidance system using up to 10 of these sensors, …