Detection system with reflection member and offset detection array
US11194022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93276
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detection system for a vehicle in an environment has a reflective member positioned along an x-y plane for rotation around a rotational axis orthogonal to the x-y plane. The reflective member has a plurality of reflective sides, each of the reflective sides sloping towards the rotational axis at a slope angle different than the slope angle of at least one of the others of the reflective sides. At least one detector is positioned offset from the rotational axis and the x-y plane, an active side of the plurality of reflective sides positioned to provide a field of view between the detector and the environment. An actuator is configured to rotate the reflective member around the rotational axis to change the active reflective side to a different one of the plurality of reflective sides.
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