- Patent Title: Systems and methods for selecting light emitters for emitting light
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Application No.: US17039940Application Date: 2020-09-30
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Publication No.: US11368153B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Pierre-yves Droz , Augusto Tazzoli , Michael Marx
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G01S7/481
- IPC: G01S7/481 ; G01S7/484 ; G01S7/486 ; G01S17/02 ; G01S17/10 ; G01S17/42 ; H03K17/969 ; H03K17/0412 ; H05B45/00

Abstract:
An example circuit includes a plurality of light emitters connected in parallel between a first node and a second node. The circuit also includes a plurality of capacitors, with each capacitor corresponding to one of the light emitters, and a plurality of discharge-control switches, with each discharge-control switches corresponding to one of the capacitors. The circuit further includes a pulse-control switch connected to the plurality of light emitters. During a first period, the pulse-control switch restricts current flow, and each of the plurality of capacitors is charged via the first node. During a second period, one or more of the plurality of discharge-control switches allows current flow that discharges one or more corresponding capacitors. During a third period, the pulse-control switch allows current flow that discharges one or more undischarged capacitors of the plurality of capacitors through one or more corresponding light emitters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210167778A1 Systems and Methods for Selecting Light Emitters for Emitting Light Public/Granted day:2021-06-03
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