公开(公告)号：US10310088B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15861110

申请日：2018-01-03

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： David Elooz ,  Amit Steinberg ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Oren Rosenzweig

IPC: G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G01S7/484

Abstract: A LIDAR system for use with a roadway vehicle traveling on a highway may include at least one processor configured to control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux of light from at least one light source to vary over a scanning cycle of a field of view. The processor may also be configured to control at least one deflector to deflect light from the at least one light source in order to scan the field of view. The processor may also be configured to coordinate the control of the at least one light source with the control of the at least one light deflector such that during scanning of the field of view that encompasses a central region, a right peripheral region, and a left peripheral region, more light is directed to the central region than to the peripheral regions.

公开(公告)号：US10241208B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15861990

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Nir Osiroff ,  Amit Steinberg ,  David Elooz ,  Guy Zohar ,  Julian Vlaiko ,  Omer David Keilaf ,  Oren Buskila ,  Oren Rosenzweig ,  Ronen Eshel

IPC: G01C3/08 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G01S7/484

Abstract: A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux of light from at least one light source to vary over a scanning cycle of a field of view; receive from at least one sensor reflections signals indicative of light reflected from objects in the field of view; coordinate light flux and scanning in a manner to cause at least three sectors of the field of view to occur in a scanning cycle, a first sector having a first light flux and an associated first detection range, a second sector having a second light flux and an associated second detection range, and a third sector having third light flux and an associated a third detection range; and detect an object in the second sector.

公开(公告)号：US10222477B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15861232

申请日：2018-01-03

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Omer David Keilaf ,  Amit Steinberg ,  David Elooz ,  Guy Zohar ,  Julian Vlaiko ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Oded Yeruhami ,  Oren Buskila ,  Oren Rosenzweig ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Yair Antman

IPC: G01C3/08 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G01S7/484

Abstract: A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: access an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receive information indicative of a platform condition for the LIDAR system; based on the received information, dynamically apportion the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of: scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; and output signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget.

公开(公告)号：US10031232B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15847309

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Guy Zohar ,  Amit Steinberg ,  David Elooz ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Omer David Keilaf ,  Oren Buskila ,  Oren Rosenzweig ,  Ronen Eshel

IPC: G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/10

Abstract: A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over a scan of a field of view; control projection of at least a first light emission directed toward a first portion of the field of view to determine an absence of objects in the first portion of the field of view at a first distance; when an absence of objects is determined in the first portion of the field of view, control projection of at least a second light emission directed toward the first portion of the field of view; and control projection of at least a third light emission directed toward the first portion of the field of view to determine an existence of an object in the first portion of the field of view.

公开(公告)号：US20180143324A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15861232

申请日：2018-01-03

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Omer David Keilaf ,  Amit Steinberg ,  David Elooz ,  Guy Zohar ,  Julian Vlaiko ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Oded Yeruhami ,  Oren Buskila ,  Oren Rosenzweig ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Yair Antman

IPC: G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S7/481

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  B60Q1/0023 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S7/4861 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S7/4876 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S7/4972 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/166

Abstract: A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: access an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receive information indicative of a platform condition for the LIDAR system; based on the received information, dynamically apportion the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of: scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; and output signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget.

公开(公告)号：US20180120441A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15851050

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： David Elooz ,  Amir Day ,  Amit Steinberg ,  Guy Zohar ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Omer David Keilaf ,  Oren Buskila ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Yair Antman

IPC: G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/497

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  B60Q1/0023 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S7/4861 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S7/4876 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S7/4972 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/166

Abstract: A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scans of a field of view using light from the at least one light source; control at least one light deflector to deflect light from the at least one light source; receive from at least one sensor, reflections signals indicative of light reflected from objects in the field of view; determine, based on the reflections signals of an initial light emission, whether an object is located in an immediate area of the LIDAR system and within a threshold distance from the at least one light deflector, and when no object is detected in the immediate area, control the at least one light source such that an additional light emission is projected toward the immediate area.

公开(公告)号：US20180113216A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15393749

申请日：2016-12-29

Applicant: INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Hanoch Kremer ,  Amit Steinberg ,  Oren Buskila ,  Omer Keilaf ,  Guy Zohar ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Oded Yeruhami ,  Pavel Berman ,  David Elooz ,  Yair Antman ,  Julian Vlaiko

IPC: G01S17/89 ,  H04W4/04 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/481

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/936 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: Disclosed is a scanning device including: a photonic emitter assembly (PTX) to emit at least one pulse of inspection photons in accordance with at least one adjustable pulse parameter, a photonic reception and detection assembly (PRX) to receive reflected photons reflected back from an object, the PRX including a detector to detect in accordance with at least one adjustable detection parameter the reflected photons and produce a detected scene signal, and a closed loop controller to: (a) control the PTX and PRX, (b) receive the detected scene signal from the detector and (c) update said at least one pulse parameter and at least one detection parameter at least partially based on a work plan derived at least partially from the detected scene signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180100928A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15391916

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Omer Keilaf ,  Oren Buskila ,  Amit Steinberg ,  David Elooz ,  Nir Osiroff ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Yair Antman ,  Guy Zohar ,  Yair Alpern ,  Moshe Medina ,  Smadar David ,  Pavel Berman ,  Oded Yeruhami ,  Julian Vlaiko

IPC: G01S17/93 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S7/481

CPC classification number: G01S17/936 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/89

Abstract: Disclosed is a scanning device including a photonic emitter assembly (PTX) to emit at least one pulse of inspection photons in accordance with at least one adjustable pulse (generation) parameter, a photonic reception and detection assembly (PRX) to receive reflected photons reflected back from an object, the PRX including a dynamic detector to detect the reflected photons based on one or more adjustable detector parameter, the detector further configured to produce a detected scene signal, and a closed loop controller to control the PTX and PRX and to receive a PTX feedback and a PRX feedback, the controller further comprising a situational assessment unit to receive the detected scene signal from the detector and produce a scanning plan and update the at least one pulse parameter and at least one detector parameter at least partially based on the scanning plan.