Adaptive control of Ladar shot selection using spatial index of prior Ladar return data
US10598788B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/46
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are examples of ladar systems and methods where data about a plurality of ladar returns from prior ladar pulse shots gets stored in a spatial index that associates ladar return data with corresponding locations in a coordinate space to which the ladar return data pertain. This spatial index can then be accessed by a processor to retrieve ladar return data for locations in the coordinate space that are near a range point to be targeted by the ladar system with a new ladar pulse shot. This nearby prior ladar return data can then be analyzed by the ladar system to help adapt a shot selection for use by the ladar system with respect to new ladar pulse shots.
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