公开(公告)号：US12105277B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17282199

申请日：2019-10-03

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Yair Alpern ,  Michael Girgel

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  B81B7/00 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G02B26/10 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/18 ,  G01S17/931 ,  H10N30/20

CPC classification number: G02B26/0858 ,  B81B7/0087 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G02B26/105 ,  H05B1/023 ,  H05B3/18 ,  G01S17/931 ,  H10N30/204

Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirror assembly may comprise a frame and a MEMS mirror coupled to the frame. The MEMS mirror assembly may also include at least one piezoelectric actuator including a body and a piezoelectric element. When subjected to an electrical field, the piezoelectric element may be configured to bend the body, thereby moving the MEMS mirror with respect to a plane of the frame. The MEMS mirror assembly may further include at least one heating resistor configured to heat the piezoelectric element when an electric current passes through the at least one heating resistor.

公开(公告)号：US11977169B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17668045

申请日：2022-02-09

Applicant: INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Ronen Eshel ,  Omer Keilaf ,  David Elooz ,  Lior Atias ,  Harel Yosef Shfaram ,  Nir Goren ,  Idan Bakish ,  Yuval Yifat ,  Itay Tehori ,  Roi Mautner ,  Yair Alpern

IPC: G01S17/931 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/487 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/894

CPC classification number: G01S17/931 ,  G01S7/4812 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/4873 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/894

Abstract: A LIDAR system has a laser emission unit configured to generate a plurality of laser beams. The LIDAR system also has 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 is configured to project the plurality of laser beams toward a field of view of the LIDAR system to simultaneously scan the field of view along a plurality of scan lines traversing the field of view.

公开(公告)号：US20220404471A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17753818

申请日：2020-09-17

Applicant: INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Yair Alpern ,  Michael Girgel ,  Nir Goren ,  Yuval Stern ,  John Miller ,  Sason Sourani

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G01B7/30 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G02B26/08

Abstract: An electro-optical system may include a light source configured to emit a beam of radiation, and a pivotable scanning mirror configured to project the beam of radiation toward a field of view. The electro-optical system may also include a first electrode associated with the scanning mirror, and a plurality of second electrodes spaced apart from the first electrode. The electro-optical system may further include a processor programmed to determine a capacitance value for each of the second electrodes relative to the first electrode. Each of the determined capacitance values may have an accuracy in a range of ± 1/100 to ± 1/1000 of a difference between a highest capacitance value and a lowest capacitance value between the first electrode and a respective one of the second electrodes. The processor may also be programmed to determine an orientation of the scanning mirror based on one or more of the determined capacitance values.

公开(公告)号：US20190271769A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16358247

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: Innoviz Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Smadar David Raly ,  Julian Vlaiko ,  Moshe Medina ,  Nir Kahana ,  Omer David Keilaf ,  Ronen Eshel ,  Yair Alpern

IPC: G01S7/497 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G02B26/08

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided related to LIDAR technology. In one implementation, a vibration suppression system for a LIDAR configured for use on a vehicle includes at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux of light from the at least one light source to vary over scans of a field of view; control positioning of at least one light deflector to deflect light from the at least one light source in order to scan the field of view; obtain data indicative of vibrations of the vehicle; based on the obtained data, determine adjustments to the positioning of the at least one light deflector for compensating for the vibrations of the vehicle; and implement the determined adjustments to the positioning of the at least one light deflector to thereby suppress on the at least one light deflector, at least part of an influence of the vibrations of the vehicle on the scanning of the field of view.

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.