A new sub-terahertz sensor has been developed over at MIP and a lot of people believe that this could help autonomous vehicles to see objects in very foggy conditions. This is where LiDAR seems to fail. Sub-terahertz wavelengths tend to be between microwave and even infrared radiation. This is done on the electromagnetic scale and it can be detected through a transmitter. When this has happened, a receiver then absorbs and measures the absorption of the rebounded wavelengths. This then sends a signal back to the processor. This works hard to try and recreate an image of the object and this could mean really great things for the future.
The output signal can actually be used to calculate distance in the same way that LiDAR uses a laser to hit an object. It then rebounds off it and this works by combining the output signals of pixels. When this has happened, it then steers the pixels into a set direction. As you can imagine, when this happens, a high-resolution object can be formed, and this can really help people to use this type of technology for bigger and better things. If you work in technical recruitment or even in engineering recruitment, then you will know how great this could be for the industry.
Of course, it is important to know that one huge motivating aspect for this technology is the fact that it can give cars better eyes when it comes to the road. It can also help other vehicles and drones to see through fog as well. There really is no limit as to how beneficial this can be, and this is especially the case when you look at the world of computer science. If things like this keep progressing, more and more progress can be made in this field.
