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Calibrating sensors on a L2 autonomous vehicle

In this blog, I will discuss how to calibrate a suite of sensors used in a L2 autonomous prototype vehicle. Note: - To ensure a dataset generated from a L2 autonomous prototype, calibrate all sensors on board per each trip. In our autonomous vehicle prototypes, we use 6 - Cameras - we use 6 cameras - cropped native resolution from 1600x900 to smaller images - are in native BGR format. - with auto-exposure with a maximum limit of 20 ms. - use Bayer8 format for 1 byte per pixelin encoding - 1/1.8" CMOS sensor for 12 Hz capture frequency. - positions:   - one front center camera   - one front side mirrow camera per side   - one rear center camera   - one rear door centered camera per side 5 - Long Range RADARs - we use 5 sensors of RADAR - @ 13Hz capture frequency at 77 Ghz - measures distance & velocity, independently, in one cycle - positions:   - one front bumper center radar   - one front side mirror radar per side   - one rear door center radar per s