Pulse identification in a light detection and ranging, sonar, or radar system
US10845474B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/93
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A platform operates in an environment with other platforms using active sensing. The platform includes an active sensing system configured to provide a point cloud associated with the environment. The point cloud is used to navigate the platform. The active sensing system includes a transmitter configured to provide pulses of electromagnetic energy in a light band or a radar band or sonic energy and a receiver configured to receive returns associated with the pulses striking one or more targets in the environment. The transmitter is configured to impose a code onto the pulses, and the receiver is configured to detect the code to determine when the pulses of light where transmitted or to determine a source of the pulses.
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