u/lorty

Hello!

I work in the mining industry (underground mine) and we're looking for a very specific lidar.

Basically, this is what we're trying to achieve (screenshot attached).

We often have cavities that need to be scanned and right now, we're using very expensive lidar equipment that is used by our surveying team. It's a very high risk job due to the environment (turbulence, water, the walls are rough rocks that can potentially break equipement). Because we're a remote site, if an equipment breaks, it takes weeks to replace it due to shipment delays, and we don't want to break important equipment that is required for actual surveys. We're looking at 50k-100k stuff here.

The lidar absolutely needs :

1. To be powerered by itself (no cable), as the Lidar can potentially be up to 10 meters from the floor (I doubt cheap lidars have 10+ meters long cables...).

2. Be a cheap lidar, in case it breaks. Take notes that in the mining industry, "cheap" could be 1000-2000$.

Ideally, the lidar needs :

1. To be a SLAM lidar, as it needs to be active when dropping the lidar in the cavity and needs to handle slight movement. Ideally we'll setup targets on the surface to georeference it manually (no precision needed, +- 2-3 degrees is good enough).

2. If there's no such thing as a SLAM lidar that corresponds to all the requirements, the lidar needs to be powered up remotely.

3. The data needs to be easily exported (we'll be using CloudCompare for the processing) : no software required or inexpensive software

What it doesn't need :

1. Precision/accuracy/speed/range/point density

Range : As long as it's 5 meters, it's good enough

Precision/accuracy : As long as the slam positioning algorithm is okay (no massive glitches), we don't really care about the precision as we're mostly looking to get a rough cavity volume at +- 20cm accuracy.

2. Power : The lidar will be active for like 1 minute at best. It doesn't need a lot of power.

Bonus :

1. If the lidar is waterproof (to some degree), that's a huge bonus.

So yeah, this is pretty much it! It's a very niche request, but hopefully there's something in the market that fits our needs!

Thank you!

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Game Title: Guacamole!

Playable Link: https://lorty91.itch.io/guacamole

Platform: PC (itch.io)

Description: A small platformer where you're an Avocado and shoot your very own seed at enemies, trying to collect the four main ingredients of a guacamole as quickly as possible.

Free to Play Status:

• [ x] Free to play
• [ ] Demo/Key available
• [ ] Paid (Allowed only on Tuesdays with [TT] in the title)

Involvement: This was a fun project I've made in the past, but I stopped the development for another project. Still, I thought you guys might enjoy this for a few minutes :)

Hey folks,

I actually found a great artist to help me designing the game assets of my mining sim game! He's not from the mining industry, but I'm trying my best to show him references and explaining the core principles.

I felt in love with his style as soon as I saw his portfolio, and I hope you guys feel like it represents the mining theme well so far.

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