Lidar with hexagonal laser array
US10114109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/894
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An array lidar system and a method of assembling an array lidar system comprising a plurality of illuminators and a plurality of detectors includes designing a plurality of hexagons of a same size such that no gaps remain between adjacent ones of the plurality of hexagons, and designing an arrangement of the plurality of illuminators or the plurality of detectors according to a hexagonal construct, the designing including arranging one or more illuminators of the plurality of illuminators or one or more detectors of the plurality of detectors within respective ones of the plurality of hexagons, wherein the one or more illuminators or the one or more detectors is at a same position within each of the respective ones of the plurality of hexagons. Implementing the design is done by disposing the plurality of illuminators or the plurality of detectors according to the arrangement.
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