Lidar Component - Mini Map System (Pro)

Lidar Component Pro extends the Basic package into a complete simulation and integration framework for advanced robotics and autonomous systems development.

Whether you're developing autonomous vehicles, SLAM pipelines, perception systems, or conducting academic research, Pro gives you the tools to simulate, visualize, debug, and export realistic LiDAR data efficiently.

🧠 Designed For

• Robotics developers
• Autonomous vehicle simulation
• Research & academic projects
• SLAM / mapping development
• ROS-based pipelines
• Simulation-heavy AI prototyping
• Hardware-in-the-loop setups

⚡ Key Advantages

🔥 High Performance GPU Backend

Accelerated LiDAR raycasting using GPU-based processing for large scan counts and high-frequency sensors.

🎯 Optional Raytracing Backend

High-fidelity simulation mode for realistic beam interactions and advanced research scenarios.

🛰 ROS Publisher Integration

Built-in ROS topic publishing support for seamless integration into robotics pipelines.

🗺 Live Occupancy Grid Generation

Generate 2D occupancy grids directly from scan data in real-time.

🔌 Hardware Integration Hooks

Interface-ready architecture for hybrid simulation + real sensor data.

🧰 Advanced Debugging & Visualization

• Beam visualization
• Noise model inspection
• Live scan statistics
• Backend switching at runtime
• Diagnostic logging modes

🏗 Modular Architecture

Pro is built around a backend-based architecture:

• CPU backend (baseline)
• GPU backend
• Raytracing backend
• Hybrid Backend (CPU+GPU)

You can switch backends or disable them depending on performance and simulation needs.