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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Volodimir Slobodyanyuk, San Diego, CA (US);
Evgeni Petrovich Gousev, Saratoga, CA (US);
Karim Arabi, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) apparatus includes dual beam scanners with dual beam steering. A first beam scanner in the LIDAR apparatus scans a wider area in one or more of a first plurality of scan patterns, and a second beam scanner in the LIDAR apparatus scans a narrower area in one or more of a second plurality of scan patterns different from the first plurality of scan patterns.