Lidar apparatus having wide-viewing angle

    公开(公告)号:US12210097B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17192493

    申请日:2021-03-04

    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) apparatus with a wide viewing angle includes: a first rotatable mirror array including a first plurality of inclined mirrors arranged in a circumferential direction; a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the first rotatable mirror array; a second rotatable mirror array including a second plurality of inclined mirrors arranged in the circumferential direction, the second rotatable mirror array facing the first rotatable mirror array to reflect the light reflected by the first rotatable mirror array to an outside of the LiDAR apparatus; and a photodetector configured to detect the light reflected by the second rotatable mirror array, wherein the plurality of light sources may be provided in a plurality of sections into which an angle range of 180 degrees or more is divided in equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

    LiDAR device and method of operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US12000963B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US16921427

    申请日:2020-07-06

    Abstract: Provided is a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device including a light transmitter including a plurality of light sources, each of the plurality of light sources being configured to emit light toward an object, a light receiver including a plurality of light detection elements, each of the plurality of light detection elements being configured to detect reflected light reflected from the object that is irradiated with the light emitted by the plurality of light sources, and the light receiver being configured to remove crosstalk from second detection information output by at least one light detection element of the plurality of light detection elements based on first detection information output by any one of remaining light detection elements of the plurality of light detection elements, and a processor configured to obtain information on the object based on the second detection information with the crosstalk removed.

    Optical scanner and LIDAR system including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11933894B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US16237359

    申请日:2018-12-31

    Abstract: An optical scanner includes at least one light source configured to emit light, a steering unit configured to perform scanning in a first direction based on the light emitted from the at least one light source, and a polygon mirror configured to perform, by using the light output from the steering unit, scanning in a second direction different than the first direction based on a rotation of the polygon mirror. The steering unit includes a plurality of first prisms, and each of the plurality of first prisms includes an incident facet configured to pass the light emitted from the at least one light source, and an output facet configured to refract and output the light. The polygon mirror includes a plurality of reflective facets, and each of the plurality of reflective facets is configured to that reflect the light output from the steering unit.

    LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200174104A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16535902

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: Provided in a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device including a scanning optical system including a plurality of light sources and a beam steering device, the scanning optical system being configured to scan an object with a plurality of irradiation beams projected from the plurality of light sources toward the object at a plurality of irradiation angles, respectively, a light detector including a plurality of pixel regions that are configured to separately detect the plurality of irradiation beams projected toward the object at the plurality of irradiation angles and reflected from the object, and a processor configured to control the scanning optical system and the light detector, and obtain information about the object based on the plurality of irradiation beams detected by the light detector.

    Light detection device, lidar device including the same, and method of measuring distance

    公开(公告)号:US12248066B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-11

    申请号:US17236619

    申请日:2021-04-21

    Abstract: A light detection device may include: a light receiver comprising a plurality of light detectors configured to receive light emitted from a light emitter toward an object and reflected by the object; and a signal processor configured to process an electrical signal according to the light received by the light receiver. The light receiver includes at least one light receiving area, wherein each of the at least one light receiving area includes a plurality of sub-light receiving areas, and the plurality of light detectors are disposed in the plurality of sub-light receiving areas, respectively. The signal processor includes a plurality of transimpedance amplifiers that have a one-on-one correspondence with the plurality of light detectors, and at least one signal summer that has the one-on-one correspondence with the at least one light receiving area.

    Light detection and ranging device and method of driving the same

    公开(公告)号:US11536806B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16535902

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: Provided in a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device including a scanning optical system including a plurality of light sources and a beam steering device, the scanning optical system being configured to scan an object with a plurality of irradiation beams projected from the plurality of light sources toward the object at a plurality of irradiation angles, respectively, a light detector including a plurality of pixel regions that are configured to separately detect the plurality of irradiation beams projected toward the object at the plurality of irradiation angles and reflected from the object, and a processor configured to control the scanning optical system and the light detector, and obtain information about the object based on the plurality of irradiation beams detected by the light detector.

    Method and device for acquiring distance information

    公开(公告)号:US10545237B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15472804

    申请日:2017-03-29

    Abstract: A method of acquiring distance information about a subject is provided. The method may include: determining a number of a plurality of lights to be emitted to the subject; emitting the determined number of the plurality of lights to the subject; modulating the plurality of lights returning from the subject; determining a weight based on at least one of the plurality of lights emitted to the subject and an emission order of the plurality of lights; and acquiring distance information about the subject by applying the weight to each of the modulated plurality of lights. According to the method, an error is efficiently reduced based on the number of the plurality of lights projected onto the subject.

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