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公开(公告)号：US10855129B1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US15827762
申请日：2017-11-30
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Samuel William Lenius , Paul Karplus , Alexander Danilo Zbrozek
Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first plurality of conductive paths having first ends at an inner radius of the PCB and second ends at an outer radius of the PCB. The PCB further includes a second plurality of conductive paths having first ends at an outer radius of the PCB and second ends at an inner radius of the PCB. The PCB further includes a first plurality of conductive vias that pass through the PCB at the outer radius of the PCB and couple second ends of the first plurality of conductive paths to first ends of the second plurality of conductive paths. The PCB further includes a second plurality of conductive vias that pass through the PCB at the inner radius of the PCB and electrically couple second ends of the second plurality of conductive paths to first ends of the first plurality of conductive paths.
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公开(公告)号：US20180123412A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-03
申请号：US15337525
申请日：2016-10-28
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus , Seth Michael LaForge
IPC: H02K1/27 , H02K1/12 , H02K3/28 , H02K11/30 , H02K11/215
CPC classification number: H02K1/2793 , H02K1/12 , H02K3/26 , H02K3/28 , H02K11/215 , H02K11/30 , H02K21/24 , H02K26/00
Abstract: One example device includes a rotor platform that rotates about an axis of rotation. The device also includes a ring magnet mounted to the rotor platform to provide a rotor-platform magnetic field. The device also includes a stator platform that includes a planar mounting surface. The device also includes a plurality of conductive structures disposed along the planar mounting surface. The conductive structures remain within a predetermined distance to the ring magnet in response to rotation of the rotor platform about the axis of rotation. The conductive structures are electrically coupled to define an electrically conductive path that at least partially overlaps the ring magnet. The device also includes circuitry that causes an electrical current to flow through the conductive path. The electrical current generates a stator-platform magnetic field that interacts with the rotor-platform magnetic field such that the rotor platform rotates about the axis of rotation.
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公开(公告)号：US20250130317A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-24
申请号：US18999012
申请日：2024-12-23
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Youming Qin , Paul Karplus
IPC: G01S7/481 , G01S7/00 , G01S17/00 , G01S17/931 , G08C17/02 , H02J50/10 , H04B5/24 , H04L5/00 , H04W4/38
Abstract: A sensing device includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The rotating portion is spaced apart from the stationary portion by a gap and is configured to rotate relative to the stationary portion. The rotating portion includes one or more sensors that generate data. A communication interface in the rotating portion is configured to encode the data with error correction codes to provide encoded data, modulate a radio frequency (RF) signal that includes a plurality of sub-carriers with the encoded data to provide a data-modulated RF signal (e.g., an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signal), and transmit the data-modulated RF signal to the stationary portion via a wireless data transformer. The wireless data transformer includes a first conductive structure in the stationary portion and a second conductive structure in the rotating portion. The first and second conductive structures are inductively coupled together across the gap.
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公开(公告)号：US12130383B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-29
申请号：US17134272
申请日：2020-12-26
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Blaise Gassend , David Duff , Paul Karplus , Hui Son , Alex Rivas
CPC classification number: G01S7/4817 , G01D5/14 , G01S17/08
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and devices having a rotatable mirror assembly. An example system includes a housing and a rotatable mirror assembly. The rotatable mirror assembly includes a plurality of reflective surfaces, a shaft defining a rotational axis, and a mirror body coupling the plurality of reflective surfaces to the shaft. The mirror body includes a plurality of flexible support members. The rotatable mirror assembly also includes a coupling bracket configured to removably couple the rotatable mirror assembly to the housing. The system also includes a transmitter configured to emit emission light into an environment of the system after interacting with at least one reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces. The system additionally includes a receiver configured to detect return light from the environment after interacting with the at least one reflective surface of the plurality of reflective surfaces.
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公开(公告)号：US11942757B2
公开(公告)日：2024-03-26
申请号：US17152026
申请日：2021-01-19
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus , Matthew Last
IPC: H01S5/022 , H01S5/02 , H01S5/02234 , H01S5/02253 , H01S5/02326 , H01S5/02355 , H01S5/042 , H01S5/02345
CPC classification number: H01S5/02326 , H01S5/0206 , H01S5/02234 , H01S5/02253 , H01S5/02355 , H01S5/042 , H01S5/02345
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical systems and methods for their manufacture. An example method includes coupling a first surface of a light-emitter substrate to a reference surface of a carrier substrate. The method also includes registering a mold structure with respect to the reference surface of the carrier substrate. Furthermore, the method includes using the mold structure to form an optical material over at least a portion of the light-emitter substrate. The optical material is shaped according to a shape of the mold structure and includes at least one registration feature. The method also includes coupling an optical lens element to the optical material such that the optical lens element is registered to the at least one registration feature.
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公开(公告)号：US11688917B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-27
申请号：US17450098
申请日：2021-10-06
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Zhe Li , Jamal Izadian , Pierre-yves Droz , Min Wang , Samuel Lenius , Paul Karplus , Kyla Purvis
CPC classification number: H01P1/067 , G01S13/06 , G01S13/865 , G01S13/931 , H01P3/12 , H01P5/08 , H01P11/002 , H01Q1/32
Abstract: A vehicle having a communication system is disclosed. The system includes two electrical couplings, coupled by way of a rotary joint having a bearing waveguide. Each electrical coupling includes an interface waveguide configured to couple to external signals. Each electrical coupling also includes a waveguide section configured to propagate electromagnetic signals between the interface waveguide and the bearing waveguide of the rotary joint. Additionally, the rotary joint is configured to allow one electrical coupling to rotate with respect to the other electrical coupling. An axis of rotation of the rotary joint is defined by a center of a portion of the waveguides. Yet further, the rotary joint allows electromagnetic energy to propagate between the waveguides of the electrical couplings.
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公开(公告)号：US10931080B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-23
申请号：US16133502
申请日：2018-09-17
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus , Matthew Last
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical systems and methods for their manufacture. An example method includes coupling a first surface of a light-emitter substrate to a reference surface of a carrier substrate. The method also includes registering a mold structure with respect to the reference surface of the carrier substrate. Furthermore, the method includes using the mold structure to form an optical material over at least a portion of the light-emitter substrate. The optical material is shaped according to a shape of the mold structure and includes at least one registration feature. The method also includes coupling an optical lens element to the optical material such that the optical lens element is registered to the at least one registration feature.
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公开(公告)号：US20200091676A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-19
申请号：US16133502
申请日：2018-09-17
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus , Matthew Last
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical systems and methods for their manufacture. An example method includes coupling a first surface of a light-emitter substrate to a reference surface of a carrier substrate. The method also includes registering a mold structure with respect to the reference surface of the carrier substrate. Furthermore, the method includes using the mold structure to form an optical material over at least a portion of the light-emitter substrate. The optical material is shaped according to a shape of the mold structure and includes at least one registration feature. The method also includes coupling an optical lens element to the optical material such that the optical lens element is registered to the at least one registration feature.
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公开(公告)号：US10530209B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-07
申请号：US15337525
申请日：2016-10-28
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus , Seth Michael LaForge
Abstract: One example device includes a rotor platform that rotates about an axis of rotation. The device also includes a ring magnet mounted to the rotor platform to provide a rotor-platform magnetic field. The device also includes a stator platform that includes a planar mounting surface. The device also includes a plurality of conductive structures disposed along the planar mounting surface. The conductive structures remain within a predetermined distance to the ring magnet in response to rotation of the rotor platform about the axis of rotation. The conductive structures are electrically coupled to define an electrically conductive path that at least partially overlaps the ring magnet. The device also includes circuitry that causes an electrical current to flow through the conductive path. The electrical current generates a stator-platform magnetic field that interacts with the rotor-platform magnetic field such that the rotor platform rotates about the axis of rotation.
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公开(公告)号：US10277084B1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-30
申请号：US15298186
申请日：2016-10-19
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor： Paul Karplus
Abstract: One example device includes a rotor platform that rotates about an axis of rotation. The device also includes a rotor coil comprising a first plurality of conductive loops disposed along a planar mounting surface of the rotor platform. The device also includes a stator platform and a stator coil comprising a second plurality of conductive loops disposed along a planar mounting surface of the stator platform. The rotor coil and the stator coil are coaxially arranged about the axis of rotation. The stator coil remains within a first predetermined distance to the rotor coil in response to rotation of the rotor platform. The device also includes a magnetic core extending along the axis of rotation and through the stator coil. The magnetic core remains within a second predetermined distance to the stator coil in response to rotation of the rotor platform.
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