Circular light source for obstacle detection
US11053005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light, a beam shaper configured to project the light to substantially surround the apparatus in a plane and onto an object in the plane, and a receiver configured to project the light reflected from the object in the plane to an image sensor. A distortion parameter of the receiver in conjunction with a difference between the emitted light and the reflected light detected at the image sensor is indicative of at least one of a direction or a distance of the apparatus relative to the object.
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