Dynamic Alignment and Optical Stabilization of Optical Path in an Automotive-Grade LIDAR

    公开(公告)号:US20240241236A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18261479

    申请日:2022-01-12

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4972 G01S7/4817

    Abstract: A LIDAR having dynamic alignment capabilities, the LIDAR may include an optical unit that comprises a sensing unit, a processor and a compensation unit. The sensing unit may include a sensing array that comprises sets of sensing elements that are configured to sense reflected light impinging on sensing regions of the sets of sensing elements of the sensing array, during one or more sensing periods; wherein the sensing unit is configured to generate detection signals by the sensing elements of the sensing array. The processor may be configured to determine, based on at least some of the detection signals, one or more optical unit misalignments related to the optical unit of the LIDAR. The compensation unit may be configured to compensate for the one or more optical unit misalignment.

    EYE SAFE LIDAR SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE RESOLUTION MULTI-BEAM SCANNING

    公开(公告)号:US20240241225A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18156194

    申请日:2023-01-18

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4817 G01S7/4865

    Abstract: A LIDAR system may have a laser emission unit configured to generate a plurality of laser beams. The LIDAR system may also have an optical system configured to transmit the plurality of laser beams from the laser emission unit to a common scanning unit. The common scanning unit may be configured to project the plurality of laser beams towards a first set of spaced apart locations of a field of view of the LIDAR system. The first set of spaced apart locations may be associated with a first plurality of parallel scan lines traversing the field of view. The common scanning unit may also be configured to simultaneously scan the field of view along the first plurality of scan lines by sequentially illuminating non-contiguous segments in a first set of non-contiguous segments of the field of view positioned along the first plurality of scan lines.

    LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A VARIABLE DENSITY POINT CLOUD

    公开(公告)号:US20240230906A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18277641

    申请日:2022-02-11

    Inventor: Omer KEILAF

    CPC classification number: G01S17/89 G01S17/10 G01S17/931

    Abstract: LIDAR systems and methods for generating point cloud data points using LIDAR systems are provided. In one implementation, a LIDAR system may include a processor programmed to control at least one light source configured to emit a plurality of light bursts for scanning a field of view, wherein each of the plurality of light bursts includes a plurality of light pulses. The processor is further configured to receive, from at least one sensor, reflection signals associated with the plurality of light pulses included in the plurality of light bursts. The processor is further programmed to selectively determine a number of point cloud data points to generate based on the received reflection signals associated with the plurality of light pulses included in at least one light burst. Then, the processor is programmed to output the determined number of point cloud data points generated for the at least one light burst.

    LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A VARIABLE DENSITY POINT CLOUD

    公开(公告)号:US20240134050A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18277641

    申请日:2022-02-11

    Inventor: Omer KEILAF

    CPC classification number: G01S17/89 G01S17/10 G01S17/931

    Abstract: LIDAR systems and methods for generating point cloud data points using LIDAR systems are provided. In one implementation, a LIDAR system may include a processor programmed to control at least one light source configured to emit a plurality of light bursts for scanning a field of view, wherein each of the plurality of light bursts includes a plurality of light pulses. The processor is further configured to receive, from at least one sensor, reflection signals associated with the plurality of light pulses included in the plurality of light bursts. The processor is further programmed to selectively determine a number of point cloud data points to generate based on the received reflection signals associated with the plurality of light pulses included in at least one light burst. Then, the processor is programmed to output the determined number of point cloud data points generated for the at least one light burst.

    Multipath Object Identification For Navigation

    公开(公告)号:US20240053438A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18449344

    申请日:2023-08-14

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4802 G01S17/931 G01S17/42

    Abstract: A method of processing of LIDAR measurement data including: receiving successive LIDAR 3D data sets over a time from a LIDAR system moving, during the time, through space, each LIDAR 3D data set corresponding to a measurement field of view (FOV) of the LIDAR system; identifying a plurality of objects in the LIDAR 3D data sets; designating at least one of the plurality of objects as at least one potential aggressor object; tracking position of the one or more potential aggressor objects relative to the LIDAR system as the one or more potential aggressor objects move outside of the measurement FOV of the LIDAR system; and characterizing one or more of the plurality of objects as one or more multi-path object using tracked position of the one or more potential aggressor objects.

    DISTRIBUTED LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230168382A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US18161283

    申请日:2023-01-30

    Abstract: A LIDAR system, comprising: (a) a plurality of anchored LIDAR sensing units, each anchored LIDAR sensing unit comprising at least: (i) a housing; (ii) at least one detector, mounted in the housing, configured to detect light signals arriving from objects in a field of view of the anchored LIDAR sensing unit; and (iii) a communication unit, configured to output detection information which is based on outputs of the at least one detector and which is indicative of existence of the objects; and (b) at least one integratory processing unit, configured to receive the detection information from two or more of the plurality of anchored LIDAR sensing units, and to process the received detection information to provide a three dimensional model of a scene which is larger than any of the field of views of the independent anchored LIDAR sensing units.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERLACED SCANNING IN LIDAR SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220342047A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17729599

    申请日:2022-04-26

    Abstract: A LIDAR system includes at least one light source; at least one deflector configured to scan light emitted by the at least one light source over a field of view of the LIDAR system; and at least one processor configured to cause the at least one deflector to scan the field of view of the LIDAR system with a first scan pattern including a first series of scan lines and subsequently with a second scan pattern including a second series of scan lines that are interlaced with the first series of scan lines to provide a single frame scan pattern, and analyze reflection signals associated with the single frame scan pattern to determine whether at least one target object present in the field of view of the LIDAR system is moving.

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