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公开(公告)号:US12253633B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US18636214
申请日:2024-04-15
Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Zhaohui Shi
Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a laser ranging method, device, and a LiDAR. The method includes: obtaining the quantity of light leading point cloud points in a first preset region in the current frame of point cloud, where the light leading point cloud points are point cloud points corresponding to echoes received by a receiver within a light leading period, and the light leading period is a period less than a first preset duration, starting from an emission moment of a laser beam corresponding to the light leading point cloud points; and adjusting the gain of the receiver within the light leading period to reduce the quantity of the light leading point cloud points.
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公开(公告)号:US12248065B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-11
申请号:US17196984
申请日:2021-03-09
Applicant: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
Inventor: Nils Haverkamp
IPC: G01S17/08 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4911
Abstract: An optical device for determining a distance of a measurement object includes a LIDAR unit and a light sensor. The LIDAR unit has an illumination device to illuminate the measurement object and a measurement channel to detect a measurement beam reflected from the measurement object and to generate a LIDAR measurement signal. The light sensor has an optical source with a mode-locked laser to generate first and second frequency comb signals and splits the first frequency comb signal into a first measurement signal and a first reference signal and to illuminate the measurement object with the first measurement signal. The light sensor splits the second frequency comb signal into a second measurement signal and a second reference signal. An evaluation unit determines first distance information, evaluates signals detected by a measurement detector and a reference detector, generates a frequency spectrum, and determines second distance information of the measurement object.
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公开(公告)号:US12222454B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US18169909
申请日:2023-02-16
Applicant: Sense Photonics, Inc.
Inventor: Hod Finkelstein , Dietrich Dehlinger , Scott Burroughs , Brent Fisher
IPC: G01S7/486 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/4863 , G01S7/487
Abstract: A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) apparatus includes a detector having a first pixel and a second pixel configured to output respective detection signals responsive to light incident thereon, and receiver optics configured to collect the light over a field of view and direct first and second portions of the light to the first and second pixels, respectively. The first pixel includes one or more time of flight (ToF) sensors, and the second pixel includes one or more image sensors. At least one of the receiver optics or arrangement of the first and second pixels in the detector is configured to correlate the first and second pixels such that depth information indicated by the respective detection signals output from the first pixel is correlated with image information indicated by the respective detection signals output from the second pixel. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.
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公开(公告)号:US20250047826A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18803207
申请日:2024-08-13
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Paul S. Banks
IPC: H04N13/254 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/10 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/894 , H04N13/204 , H04N13/207 , H04N13/296
Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional imaging include a light source to emit a light pulse. The divergence of the light pulse is configurable by the system. For example, the system also includes a receiving lens having a field of view and configured to receive a portion of the light pulse reflected or scattered by a scene. The system configures the light source so that the divergence of the light pulse matches or approximates the field of view of the receiving lens.
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公开(公告)号:US20250044422A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18362218
申请日:2023-07-31
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Andrew S. Huntington , Adam Lee , Michael James Munroe , Ronald Talaga
IPC: G01S7/4863 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4865
Abstract: Split-detector lidar photoreceivers are described which utilize range-dependent focus to transition from illuminating two detector elements with returns from near targets, within a close-range threshold distance, to illuminating just one detector element for all other returns. In some examples, a split-detector can have or include a “bullseye” (concentric) detector configuration. Because two separate detector elements with separate amplifier chains are used, one channel can be optimized for the strong to and near-target returns, while another channel can be optimized and used for all other returns.
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公开(公告)号:US20250035755A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18717010
申请日:2022-11-28
Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
Inventor: Hubert HALBRITTER , Simon LANKES , Reiner WINDISCH
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optoelectronic component for a LiDAR system including a photonic integrated circuit. The photonic integrated circuit further includes a microresonator which is configured as an external resonator for an optical gain medium and to provide a frequency-modulated optical transmission field. A waveguide is optically coupled to an output side of the microresonator. A coherent in-line balanced detector comprises an electrical output, as well as a first optical connection side which is coupled to the waveguide to receive the transmission field, and a second optical connection side which is configured to receive a frequency-modulated optical reflection field. The coherent in-line balanced detector is further configured to superimpose the transmission field and the reflection field and to provide an electronic combination signal at the electrical output.
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公开(公告)号:US12081725B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US18174178
申请日:2023-02-24
Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
Inventor: Paul S. Banks
IPC: H04N13/00 , G01S5/14 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/10 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/894 , H04N13/204 , H04N13/207 , H04N13/254 , H04N13/296
CPC classification number: H04N13/254 , G01S7/4816 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/10 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/894 , H04N13/204 , H04N13/207 , H04N13/296
Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional imaging are disclosed. A three-dimensional imaging system may include a light source to emit a light pulse. The divergence of the light pulse may be configurable by the system. For example, the system may also include a receiving lens having a field of view and configured to receive a portion of the light pulse reflected or scattered by a scene. The system may configure the light source so that the divergence of the light pulse matches or approximates the field of view of the receiving lens.
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公开(公告)号:US12078754B1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US17138172
申请日:2020-12-30
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: David Hutchison , James Dunphy , Pierre-Yves Droz
CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4972 , G01S17/931 , G05D1/024
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical transmitter modules, lidar systems, and methods of their manufacture. An example optical transmitter module includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of wires disposed along the transparent substrate. The optical transmitter module includes driver circuitry electrically-coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of wires and one or more light-emitter devices electrically-coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of wires. The light-emitter device(s) are configured to emit light pulses. The optical transmitter module also includes a fast axis collimation lens disposed along the transparent substrate. The fast axis collimation lens is configured to collimate the light pulses so as to provide collimated light. The optical transmitter module also includes one or more waveguide structures disposed along the transparent substrate within an optical region. The optical transmitter module also includes a lid configured to provide a sealed interior volume.
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公开(公告)号:US20240219203A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18430279
申请日:2024-02-01
Applicant: Waymo LLC
Inventor: Dave Ferguson , Dorel Ionut Iordache
IPC: G01C25/00 , G01C21/00 , G01C21/30 , G01S3/781 , G01S5/16 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/497 , G01S11/12 , G01S13/86 , G01S13/931 , G01S17/86 , G01S17/87 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/931 , G01S19/40 , G06V20/56
CPC classification number: G01C25/00 , G01C21/005 , G01C21/30 , G01S7/484 , G01S7/4868 , G01S7/4972 , G01S11/12 , G01S13/86 , G01S13/931 , G01S17/86 , G01S17/87 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/931 , G01S19/40 , G01S3/781 , G01S5/16 , G06V20/56 , G06V20/588
Abstract: Example methods and systems for calibrating sensors using road map data are provided. An autonomous vehicle may use various vehicle sensors to assist in navigation. Within examples, the autonomous vehicle may calibrate vehicle sensors through performing a comparison or analysis between information about the environment received by sensors with similar information provided by map data (e.g., a road map). The autonomous vehicle may compare object locations as provided by the sensors and as shown by map data. Based on the comparison, the autonomous vehicle may adjust various sensors to accurately reflect the information as provided by the road map. In some instances, the autonomous vehicle may adjust the position, height, orientation, direction-of-focus, scaling, or other parameters of a sensor based on the information provided by a road map.
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公开(公告)号:US12013459B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US16981587
申请日:2019-03-06
Inventor: Shigeru Saitou , Motonori Ishii , Masato Takemoto , Shinzo Koyama
CPC classification number: G01S17/10 , G01S7/4816 , G01S7/4868 , G01S17/18 , G01S17/89 , G01S7/4873
Abstract: A distance measuring device is to be connected to a wave transmitter and a wave receiver. The distance measuring device includes a distance measuring unit, which calculates a distance to the target based on a time interval between transmission of a measuring wave from a wave transmitter and reception of the measuring wave at a wave receiver. The target may be present across a preceding distance range and a succeeding distance range which are continuous with each other and both of which belong to a plurality of distance ranges defined by dividing a measurable distance range. In such a situation, the distance measuring unit calculates the distance to the target based on respective amounts of a preceding wave received at the wave receiver over a period corresponding to the preceding distance range and a succeeding wave received at the wave receiver over a period corresponding to the succeeding distance range.
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