Robotics and autonomous system development is paced by the ability of sensors to enable the construction of models, in real-time, of the world in which the vehicles must operate. Stone Aerospace is a world class “one-stop-shop” for integrated 3D sensing and mapping systems. We not only use and tightly integrate COTS 3D sensors, but also develop custom LADAR and sonar imaging systems for mapping, mobility, and proxops. The images below give a small sample of our capabilities.

Our Down-Hole Imager produced the 4.5 million 3D point map of the world’s deepest hydrothermal spring, Cenote Zacaton (shown at far left). The upper, red, portion is comprised of laser radar data; the lower portion, acquired using a custom designed sonar imager, extends to a depth of more than 300 meters beneath the surface, underwater. The 400,000 point LADAR image of the Humvee (center) was used in experiments designed to validate the 1-sigma range accuracy of mobile laser radar systems. The robotics lab image (far right) was used to develop a 3D working space model for robotic planning. We write our own post-processing software and can develop custom GUI interfaces for human operators (for high level mission planning and waypoint selection) as well as formats more suitable for real-time machine control. Click the links below for more details on our capabilities.