MTA Problem in High‑Precision LiDAR Data and Its Correction Algorithms
The article describes how high‑frequency LiDAR scanners on precision mapping vehicles suffer from Multi‑Time‑Around (MTA) errors—mis‑assigning distant returns to near ranges—and explains both internal laser strategies (continuity assumption and variable‑period emission) and a four‑step neighborhood‑weighting algorithm that reliably corrects these artifacts, restoring accurate point‑clouds for automated map generation.