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Apparatus and method for selective disabling of LiDAR detector array elements

US10838048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2017
Grant dateNov 17, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus has a beam steerable laser emitter and a detector array with array elements. Electronics selectively enable first array elements corresponding to expected return signal paths and disable second array elements corresponding to unexpected return signal paths.

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