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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Quanergy Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Angus Pacala, San Francisco, CA (US);
Louay Eldada, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quanergy Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are used for three-dimensional sensing with a time-of-flight lidar sensor having a single emitter sensing in one dimension, at least one photodetector, and a mechanical means of scanning in two dimensions said emitter and at least one photodetector. The external case of the lidar is preferably static, and only internal components involve mechanical motion. In a preferred embodiment of said lidar when operated in the infrared, said external static case has a window that is visually opaque and essentially transparent to infrared radiation.