System and method for performing active distance measurements
US11668830B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0231
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for performing active distance measurements, the method may include receiving or generating an identification of at least one target object recognized in an image; emitting, by a transmission module, one or more light pulses towards the at least one target object; directing, by an optical multiplexer of a reception module, towards at least one detector, at least one reflected light pulse that is reflected from the at least one target object; detecting, by at least one detector of the reception module, the at least one reflected light pulse; dynamically coupling, by an electrical multiplexer, the at least one detector to at least one distance measurement unit; calculating, by the one or more distance measurement units, a distance to each one of the at least one target object based on the at least one emitted light pulse and the at least one reflected light pulse.
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