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Ladar point cloud compression

US10386464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2015
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/86
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments are disclosed ladar point cloud compression. For example, a processor can be used to analyze data representative of an environmental scene to intelligently select a subset of range points within a frame to target with ladar pulses via a scanning ladar transmission system. In another example embodiment, a processor can perform ladar point cloud compression by (1) processing data representative of an environmental scene, and (2) based on the processing, selecting a plurality of the range points in the point cloud for retention in a compressed point cloud, the compressed point cloud comprising fewer range points than the generated point cloud.

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