Work machine with LiDAR having reduced false object detection

A LiDAR system for use with a work machine configured to reduce false object detection comprising:

• at least one laser capable of emitting a plurality of laser beams across a FOV, each emitted beam corresponding to a beam coordinate within the FOV;
• at least one sensor capable of receiving a plurality of reflected beams, each reflected beam corresponding to an emitted beam;
• and
• a control unit including a machine-readable storage medium and a processing unit, the control unit being configured to run a computer implemented method of reducing false object detection, the method including:
• storing a database of excluded coordinates, each excluded coordinate being with respect to the FOV;
• emitting the plurality of laser beams;
• receiving the plurality of reflected beams;
• filtering a plurality of data samples, each sample corresponding to a beam coordinate, such that:
• if the database includes the beam coordinate, excluding a data sample corresponding to the beam coordinate;
• if the database does not include the beam coordinate, including a data sample corresponding to the beam coordinate;
• and
• executing an object detection program using only the included data samples.

A method of reducing false object detection by an object detection system on a work machine comprising:

• storing a database of excluded coordinates, each excluded coordinate being with respect to a FOV;
• emitting a plurality of wave-propagated beams across the FOV, each emitted beam corresponding to a beam coordinate within the FOV;
• receiving a plurality of reflected beams, each reflected beam corresponding to an emitted beam;
• filtering a plurality of data samples, each data sample corresponding to a beam coordinate, by:
• identifying whether the database includes the beam coordinate, excluding a data sample corresponding to the beam coordinate;
• identifying whether the database does not include the beam coordinate, including a data sample corresponding to the beam coordinate;
• and
• executing an object detection program using only the included data samples.