Aggregating data over time to improve image quality
US11782137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/122
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A LIDAR system or a vehicle may include at least one processor configured to perform a method to detect objects in a field of view. The method may include controlling at least one LIDAR light source in a manner enabling light flux of the at least one LIDAR light source to vary over a plurality of scans of a field of view; receiving, from a group of detectors, a plurality of input signals indicative of reflections of light projected from the field of view; detecting a possible existence of an object in the background area based on first input signals associated with a first scanning cycle; detecting a possible existence of the object based on second input signals associated with a second scanning cycle; and aggregating the first and second input signals to detect an existence of the object at an object-existence-certainty level higher than a threshold.
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