A point cloud is a set of data points in space. The sensors that generate point cloud, measure a large number of points on the external surfaces of objects around them. Point clouds are used for many purposes, like creating 3D CAD models, formetrology and quality inspection, and for a multitude of visualization, animation, rendering and mass customization applications.
“The sensors that generate point cloud” — what is this supposed to mean? Are there multiple sensors that generate a Point Cloud ?
Yes !! LIDARs are not the only ones. IR sensors, RADARS, SONARs, RGB-D Sensors, along with many others generate a Point cloud.