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Lidar system including light emitter for multiple receiving units

US12013493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC · US

Inventors

Elliot John Smith · Dresden, DE
Jürgen Brugger · Neukirch, DE
Heiko Leppin · Hergensweiler, DE
Jan Michael Masur · Vaughan, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B26/0833
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system includes photodetectors each having a field of view and reflectors each respectively aimed at one of the fields of view. A beam-steering device is movable to different positions aimed at the different reflectors. A light emitter is aimed at the beam-steering device. The beam-steering device alternates aim between the reflectors to selectively illuminate the different fields of view.

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