TIME-OF-FLIGHT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR A TIME-OF-FLIGHT MEASUREMENT

    公开(公告)号:WO2019149735A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-08

    申请号:PCT/EP2019/052210

    申请日:2019-01-30

    申请人: AMS AG

    IPC分类号: G01S7/486 G01S17/10 G01S7/497

    摘要: A time-of-flight arrangement (10) comprises a laser (15), a laser driver (12), a clock generator (11) that is coupled to the laser (15) via the laser driver (12), a photodiode circuit (50) and a time-to-digital converter (14). The photodiode circuit (50) comprises an avalanche photodiode (51), a quenching circuit (52), a diode node (53) and a readout circuit (54). The quenching circuit (52) is coupled via the diode node (53) to the avalanche photodiode (51). An input of the readout circuit (54) is connected to the diode node (53). At least one of the clock generator (11) and the readout circuit (54) is coupled on its output side to the input side of the time-to-digital converter (14).

    OPTOELEKTRONISCHE DETEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER SOLCHEN DETEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG UND KRAFTFAHRZEUG MIT EINER SOLCHEN DETEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG

    公开(公告)号:WO2019101990A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-31

    申请号:PCT/EP2018/082518

    申请日:2018-11-26

    摘要: Bei einer Optoelektronische Detektionseinrichtung (1) mit mindestens einer optischen Sendeeinheit (3) mit einem elektromagnetischen Pulserzeuger (4) zum Aussenden elektromagnetischer Sendepulse (5), und mindestens einem optischen Empfänger (2) zum Empfangen von reflektierten Sendepulsen (7), welcher einer Auswertungseinrichtung (10) ein in Abhängigkeit der reflektierten Sendepulse gebildetes Empfangssignal bereitstellt, wobei der optische Empfänger (2) eingerichtet ist, ein Triggersignal (11) zur Steuerung des optischen Senders (3) bereitzustellen, soll eine verbesserte Kompensation temperatur- oder alterungsbedingter Fehler der optoelektronische Detektionseinrichtung erreicht werden. Dies wird dadurch erreicht, dass der optische Empfänger (2) eingerichtet ist, das Triggersignal (11) der Auswerteeinrichtung (10) bereitzustellen, der optische Sender (3) eingerichtet ist, der Auswerteeinheit (10) ein Feedbacksignal (12) bereitzustellen, wobei das Feedbacksignal (12) den Zeitpunkt der Aussendung des elektromagnetischen Sendepulses (5) von dem elektromagnetischen Pulserzeuger (4) entspricht, und die Auswerteeinrichtung (10) eingerichtet ist, die zeitliche Differenz zwischen dem Triggersignal (11) und dem Feedbacksignal (12) zu bestimmen.

    METHOD OF PROVIDING ENHANCED RANGE ACCURACY
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2018115959A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-28

    申请号:PCT/IB2017/001670

    申请日:2017-12-15

    IPC分类号: G01S17/10 G01S7/484 G01S7/486

    摘要: A system and method can be provided for introducing a varying time delay between a sequence of electrical pulses in a laser range finding system. A laser beam can be modulated with the sequence of electrical pulses. The laser beam can be transmitted towards a target and a photosensitive element can receive the modulated laser beam after reflection by the target. Control circuitry can determine a distance between the laser range finding system and the target based on the varying time delay, such as to provide a reduced error in the distance determination.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-AREA LIDAR RANGING
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-AREA LIDAR RANGING 审中-公开
    用于多区域激光器范围的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2018052558A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:PCT/US2017/045301

    申请日:2017-08-03

    摘要: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for outputting light are presented. A method includes outputting, via a propagation wave source and toward a field of view (FOV), at least one propagated wave at a first power, receiving, via a sensor, a reflection of the at least one propagated wave at the first power reflected off one or more objects within the FOV, classifying, via a processor, one or more areas within the FOV into safe areas and unsafe areas based at least in part on the received reflection of the propagated wave at the first power, wherein the safe areas are deemed to be safe to receive at least one propagated wave at a second power, and outputting, via the propagation wave source and toward the safe area, the at least one propagated wave at the second power. The first power may be a lower power than the second power.

    摘要翻译: 呈现了用于输出光的方法,系统,计算机可读介质和装置。 一种方法包括经由传播波源并朝向视场(FOV)以第一功率输出至少一个传播波,经由传感器接收以所反射的第一功率反射所述至少一个传播波 关闭FOV内的一个或多个物体,至少部分基于在第一功率处接收到的传播波的反射,经由处理器将FOV内的一个或多个区域分类为安全区域和不安全区域,其中安全区域 被认为是安全的,以便以第二功率接收至少一个传播波,并且经由传播波源向安全区域以第二功率输出至少一个传播波。 第一个电源的功率可能低于第二个电源的功率。

    OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCATION
    10.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCATION 审中-公开
    用于对象检测和定位的光学系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2017213737A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:PCT/US2017/026344

    申请日:2017-04-06

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: Optical systems and methods for object detection and location. One example of an optical system includes a laser radar optical source positioned to emit a pulsed laser beam, a non-mechanical beamsteering device positioned to scan the beam in a linear scan over a first area of a scene, a laser radar detector positioned to receive and integrate a reflection of the beam, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) configured to provide a first read-out signal based on the integrated reflection, and a controller configured to receive the first read-out signal, determine a range to the first area based on a time of flight of the pulsed laser beam, and identify a presence of an object within the scene based on a signal level of the first read-out signal, the first signal level corresponding to a reflectivity of a portion of the object within the first area of the scene.

    摘要翻译:

    用于物体检测和定位的光学系统和方法。 光学系统的一个例子包括定位成发射脉冲激光束的激光雷达光源,定位成在场景的第一区域以线性扫描方式扫描光束的非机械射束定向设备,定位成接收激光雷达探测器 并且对光束的反射进行积分,读出集成电路(ROIC)被配置为基于集成反射提供第一读出信号,以及控制器,被配置为接收第一读出信号,确定到第 第一区域基于脉冲激光束的飞行时间,并且基于第一读出信号的信号电平来识别场景内物体的存在,第一信号电平对应于第一读出信号的一部分的反射率 对象在场景的第一个区域内。