LIDAR system, a method for a LIDAR system and a receiver for LIDAR system having first and second converting elements

US11675060B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Mendel · Graz, AT
• Franz Michael Darrer · Graz, AT
• Thomas Gigl · Graz, AT
• Michiel Helsloot · 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
• Boris KIRILLOV · Graz, AT
• Francesco Secli · Graz, AT
• Christoph Steiner · Sankt Margarethen an der Raab, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2023
• Expiry date: May 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S17/89
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A receiver for a light detection and ranging system includes detecting elements, each configured to convert light into an analog detection signal. The receiver includes a first converting element configured to provide a first digital detection signal in response to a first analog detection signal. The first converting element is configured to use a first number of bits to represent the first analog detection signal. The receiver includes a second converting element configured to provide a second digital detection signal. The second converting element is configured to use a second number of bits to represent the second analog detection signal. The second number of bits is greater than the first number of bits. The receiver comprises a processing module configured to determine a first parameter of an object using the first digital detection signal and a second parameter of the object using the second digital detection signal.