Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for laser power interlocking
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Application No.: US18052373Application Date: 2022-11-03
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Publication No.: US11837841B2Publication Date: 2023-12-05
- Inventor: Mark Shand
- 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 ; G02B26/10 ; H01S3/00 ; G05D1/02 ; G08G1/0967 ; G05D1/00 ; G01S17/931

Abstract:
Systems and methods are described that relate to a scanning laser system configured to emit laser light and an interlock circuit communicatively coupled to the scanning laser system. The interlock circuit may carry out certain operations. The operations include, as the scanning laser system emits laser light into one or more regions of an environment around the scanning laser system, determining a respective predicted dosage amount for each region based on the emitted laser light. The operations further include detecting an interlock condition. The interlock condition includes a predicted dosage amount for at least one region being greater than a threshold dose. In response to detecting the interlock condition, the operations include controlling the scanning laser system to reduce a subsequent dosage amount in the at least one region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230155340A1 Systems and Methods for Laser Power Interlocking Public/Granted day:2023-05-18
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