Parallel capturing of lidar frames at differing rates

US10107915B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Innoviz Technologies Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Oren Rosenzweig · Nes Ziona, IL
• Pavel Berman · Ramat Gan, IL
• Amit Steinberg · Adanim, IL
• Julian Vlaiko · Kfar Sava, IL
• Nir Osiroff · Givatayim, IL
• Omer Keilaf · Kfar Sava, IL
• Oren Buskila · Hod HaSharon, IL
• Ronen Eshel · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 4, 2018
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/166
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux of at least one light source to vary over a plurality of scans of a field of view, the field of view including a near-field portion and a far-field portion; control at least one light deflector to deflect light from the at least one light source in a manner scanning the field of view; implement a first scanning rate for first frames associated with scanning cycles that cover the near-field portion and a second scanning rate for second frames associated with scanning cycles that cover the far-field portion; and control the at least one light source to alter a light source parameter and thereby project light in a manner enabling detection of objects in the second frames associated with the far-field portion.