Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention

B Templeton, PY Droz, J Zhu - US Patent 9,383,753, 2016 - Google Patents
Derwent publication No. 2006-307254 to Illmann, U. for patent (21) Appl. No.: 13/627,623
family DE 102004051147A1 dated Apr. 20, 2006 entitled “Pulse train generating method for …

Methods and apparatus for array based LiDAR systems with reduced interference

JE Retterath, RA Laumeyer - US Patent 10,203,399, 2019 - Google Patents
An array-based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) unit includes an array of emitter/detector
sets configured to cover a field of view for the unit. Each emitter/detector set emits and …

Cost-effective lidar sensor for multi-signal detection, weak signal detection and signal disambiguation and method of using same

A Pacala, T Yu, L Eldada - US Patent App. 14/165,566, 2014 - Google Patents
A lidar-based apparatus and method are used for multi-signal detection, weak signal
detection and signal disambiguation through waveform approximation utilizing a multi …

Methods and apparatus for increased precision and improved range in a multiple detector LiDAR array

JE Retterath, RA Laumeyer - US Patent 10,036,801, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods, systems, and computer program products for acquiring three-dimensional LiDAR
information of a scene are disclosed. According to one aspect, acquiring three-dimensional …

Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention

B Templeton, PY Droz, J Zhu - US Patent 9,983,590, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and method include scanning a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device
through a range of orientations corresponding to a scanning zone while emitting light pulses …

Ladar transmitter with optical field splitter/inverter for improved gaze on scan area portions

LC Dussan - US Patent 10,908,262, 2021 - Google Patents
US10908262B2 - Ladar transmitter with optical field splitter/inverter for improved gaze on
scan area portions - Google Patents US10908262B2 - Ladar transmitter with optical field …

Ladar receiver with advanced optics

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, D Cook - US Patent 10,641,872, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are various embodiment of an adaptive ladar receiver and associated
method whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse …

SPAD array with gated histogram construction

AK Sharma, A Laflaquière, GA Agranov… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A sensing device includes a first array of sensing elements, which output a
signal indicative of a time of incidence of a single photon on the sensing element. A second …

Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns

LC Dussan - US Patent 10,908,265, 2021 - Google Patents
US10908265B2 - Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns - Google
Patents US10908265B2 - Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns …

Light detection and ranging sensor

CL Niclass, A Shpunt, GA Agranov… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
An electro-optical device includes a laser light source, which emits at least one beam of light
pulses, a beam steering device, which transmits and scans the at least one beam across a …