Scan sensors on the exterior surfaces of a vehicle
US10502831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/021
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body with multiple interior and exterior surfaces and a lidar system including a set of one or more sensor units. Each sensor unit includes a light source configured to emit light, a scanner configured to direct the emitted light to scan a field of regard of the sensor unit according to a scan pattern, a receiver configured to detect the light scattered by one or more remote targets, and a housing enclosing the light source, the scanner, and the receiver. The housing of each sensor unit is embedded in one of the interior or exterior surfaces, so that a first portion of the housing projects out of the body and a second portion of the housing is inside the body.
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