Hello, Currently, the intensity values returned by a LiDAR beam are modeled using a Lambertian reflection model (used for diffuse reflections). The LiDAR model assumes all materials are 100% diffuse, hence the Kd coefficient is 1. The returned intensity is dependent on the Lidar intensity of the material in question and the ray-normal angle (Lambertian reflection). The LiDAR intensity of the material is defined as " material reflectivity in a LiDAR's wavelength", which is a value between 0-1. This property should be defined when setting up your materials. You can try adjusting the reflective intensity of the material to see if you can get the desired result. In the future, we will be working on improving the LiDAR model to support different types of reflections. I hope this answers your question.
Best, Nevindu On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 1:28:42 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm looking for modelling the reflectivity of different materials > (water/rock) perceived through lidar. > > Its mentioned that the intensity values returned by lidar beams are > based on diffuse reflectance. (In lidar sensor model webpage). > > When I try to create different materials (.mtl) with different kd > parameters, still I don't find the lidar intensity returns affected by this. > > Kindly help me with how can I achieve what I'm looking for. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/fd0ad3e2-703c-413c-a72b-a8ed8defc572n%40googlegroups.com.
