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Apparatuses and method for light detection and ranging

US11567175B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Andre Roger · Munich, DE
Wojciech KUDLA · Wageningen, NL
Hendrikus Van Lierop · Weert, NL
Jaap VERHEGGEN · Wijchen, NL
Romain Ygnace · Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2018
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/42
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for light detection and ranging is provided. The apparatus includes a reflective surface configured to oscillate about a rotation axis, and a plurality of light sources each configured to controllably emit a respective light beam via an optical system onto the reflective surface. Further, the apparatus includes a controller configured to control emission times of the plurality of light sources so that the reflective surface emits a plurality of light beams to an environment according to a first sequence of beam directions for a first measurement, and according to a second sequence of beam directions for a subsequent second measurement.

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