Modular light detection and ranging device of a vehicular navigation system
US10598790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2310/48
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system. The LIDAR system includes a modular LIDAR device, which includes a scanner component and a structurally separate base component. The scanner component is mountable on an external surface of a vehicle, and includes a light source and detector to capture LIDAR data including a measure of a distance to an object relative to the vehicle. The scanner component also includes a communications transmitter to transmit LIDAR data indicative of the distance, and a power receiver to wirelessly power the scanner component. The base component is at least partially mountable on an interior surface of the vehicle, and includes a power transmitter to wirelessly power the scanner component, a communications receiver to wirelessly receive the LIDAR data, and a processor to enable autonomous or semi-autonomous navigation of the vehicle based on processed LIDAR data.
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