Cyclidar

A LIDAR-powered early warning system for cyclists and drivers to detect vehicles approaching at dangerous speeds from cross streets.

Overview

Cyclidar uses LIDAR sensors to continuously monitor cross traffic and provides early warnings when vehicles are approaching too fast, potentially saving lives by giving cyclists and drivers crucial seconds to react.

Project Status

This project is in the early development phase. We are building:

• Core simulation framework for testing algorithms
• LIDAR data processing modules
• Object detection and tracking
• Threat assessment logic
• Warning/alert system

Architecture

cyclidar/
├── src/cyclidar/           # Main application code
│   ├── core/               # Core modules
│   ├── simulation/         # Simulation harness
│   ├── sensors/            # Sensor interfaces (LIDAR, etc.)
│   ├── detection/          # Object detection & tracking
│   ├── warning/            # Warning/alarm system
│   └── cli.py              # Command line interface
├── tests/                  # Test suite
├── docs/                   # Documentation
├── config/                 # Configuration files
└── scripts/                # Utility scripts

Installation

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running Tests

pytest tests/ -v

Running Simulations

cyclidar simulate --scenario cross-traffic

License

MIT License