Method of detecting a luminous signal and lidar system
US7130028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/4818
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lidar detection system comprises a CCD sensor for converting a returned light signal into electrical charges that are amplified at the output of the sensor itself with no significant noise and without it being necessary to accumulate the results of a plurality of firings to obtain sufficient signals.
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