USE OF EXTENDED DETECTION PERIODS FOR RANGE ALIASING DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN A LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEMA computing system may operate a LIDAR device to emit and detect light pulses in accordance with a time sequence including standard detection period(s) that establish a nominal detection range for the…DRIVE·Mar 11·2 min readFollowG01S17/10WAYMO LLC [US]
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) DEVICE RANGE ALIASING RESILIENCE BY MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESA computing system may operate a LIDAR device to emit light pulses in accordance with a time sequence including a time-varying dither. The system may then determine that the LIDAR detected return ligh…DRIVE·Feb 18·2 min readFollowG01S17/10WAYMO LLC [US]
OPTICAL FIBER POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMTo improve the optical power supply efficiency, a power-over-fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment 110 including a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power to output feed lig…DRIVE·Apr 23·1 min readFollowG01S17/10KYOCERA CORP [JP]
SENSOR AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICEA sensor includes an avalanche photodiode (APD), a first resistor, a second resistor, and a rectification element. The first resistor is connected between a current output terminal of the APD and a fi…DRIVE·Aug 3·1 min readFollowG01S17/10Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
POSITIONAL TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODA position tracking system has a laser transmitter, a control tracker and a layout indicator. The laser transmitter has a laser for emitting a laser beam, a controller controlling the laser, and a mot…DRIVE·Oct 13·1 min readFollowG01S17/10BLACK & DECKER INC.
SURVEYING DEVICE AND SURVEYING METHOD USING THE SURVEYING DEVICEA surveying device includes a wearable device including a posture sensor for detecting three-axis directions of a line-of-sight direction x, a left-right direction y, and an up-down direction z-axis o…DRIVE·Sep 15·2 min readFollowG01S17/10TOPCON CORPORATION
SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANINGA sensor apparatus includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis and a ring fixed relative to the sensor window and centered around the axis. The ring includes a liquid chamber, at least one n…DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min readFollowG01S17/10Ford Global Technologies, LLC
SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANINGA sensor apparatus includes a first sensing device, a sensor housing, a bracket, a second sensor, and a channel plate. The sensor housing includes a first sensor window and a top panel, and the first …DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min readFollowG01S17/10Ford Global Technologies, LLC
SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANINGA sensor apparatus includes a base, a nozzle positioned in the base and rotatable relative to the base, an extension arm elongated from a first portion to a second portion, and a fluid source fluidly …DRIVE·Feb 24·1 min readFollowG01S17/10Ford Global Technologies, LLC
ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONS ON A WINDOW IN A LIDAR SYSTEMTo clear the line-of-sight (LOS) on a window in a lidar system within a vehicle, ultrasonic transducers are physically attached to the interior surface of the window to remove debris. When debris is d…DRIVE·Aug 26·1 min readFollowG01S17/10Luminar, LLC
PHOTONIC CIRCULATOR FOR A LIDAR DEVICEAn integrated photonic circulator is described, an application of which may be deployed on a chip-scale light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) device. The photonic circulator includes a micro-ring resona…DRIVE·Apr 29·1 min readFollowG01S17/10GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
