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Techniques for ghosting mitigation in coherent LIDAR systems using multiple chirp rates

US11585926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2022
Grant dateFeb 21, 2023
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/58
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system to transmit optical beams including at least two up-chirp signals and at least two down-chirp signals toward targets in a field of view of the LIDAR system and receive returned signals of the up-chirp and the down-chirp as reflected from the targets. The LIDAR system generates a baseband signal in a frequency domain of the returned signals of the at least two up-chirp signals and the at least two down-chirp signals. The baseband signal includes a first set of peaks associated with the at least one up-chirp signal and a second set of peaks associated with the at least one down-chirp signal. The LIDAR system determines the target location using the first set of peaks and the second set of peaks.

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