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Ladar system with adaptive receiver

US11175386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AEye, Inc. · US

Inventors

Luis Carlos Dussan · Pleasanton, US
Allan Steinhardt · Dublin, US
David Cook · San Ramon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/931
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a ladar system that includes an adaptive ladar receiver whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse returns can be adaptively controlled based at least in part on where the ladar pulses were targeted by the ladar transmitter.

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