Dynamically allocating detection elements to pixels in LIDAR systems

US11500076B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Innoviz Technologies Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Omer Keilaf · Kfar Sava, IL
• Oren Buskila · Hod HaSharon, IL
• Ronen Eshel · Herzliya, IL
• Yair Antman · Netanya, IL
• Amit Steinberg · Adanim, IL
• David Elooz · Hadera, IL
• Julian Vlaiko · Kfar Sava, IL
• Guy Zohar · Netanya, IL
• Shahar Levy · Rishon LeZion, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: May 14, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 15, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S17/931
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods that use LIDAR technology. In one implementation, a LIDAR system includes at least one processor configured to: control activation of at least one light source for illuminating a field of view; receive from at least one sensor a reflection signal associated with an object in the field of view, a time lapse between light leaving the at least one light source and reflection impinging on the least one sensor constituting a time of flight; and alter an amplification parameter associated with the at least one sensor during the time of flight.