SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATION OF LIDAR-GENERATED HORIZON ESTIMATIONA system and method are described for assessing accuracy of a virtual horizon generated by a vehicle-based lidar system as the vehicle traverses a route of travel. Travel route topology data is obtain…DRIVE·Jun 13·1 min readFollowG01S17/931Luminar, LLC
LANE DETECTION AND TRACKING TECHNIQUES FOR IMAGING SYSTEMSA system for detecting boundaries of lanes on a road is presented. The system includes an imaging system configured to produce a set of pixels associated with lane markings on a road. The system also …DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min readFollowG06V10/426Luminar, LLC
GENERATING ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS BASED ON SENSOR DATA USING MACHINE LEARNINGFirst training sensor data detected by a plurality of real-world sensors are obtained. The first training sensor data is associated with physical environment conditions. Second training sensor data de…DRIVE·Aug 10·2 min readFollowG05D1/0088Luminar, LLC
Lidar System with High-Resolution Scan PatternIn one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit pulses of light and a scanner configured to scan the emitted pulses of light along a high-resolution scan pattern located w…DRIVE·Mar 17·1 min readFollowG01S17/931Luminar, LLC
LIDAR SYSTEM WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION SCAN PATTERNIn one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit pulses of light and a scanner configured to scan the emitted pulses of light along a high-resolution scan pattern located w…DRIVE·Nov 18·1 min readFollowG01S17/931Luminar, 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
