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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Austin K. Russell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jason M. Eichenholz, Orlando, FL (US);
Laurance S. Lingvay, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); G01S 7/4804 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01);
Abstract
To dynamically control power in a lidar system, a controller identifies a triggering event and provides a control signal to a light source in the lidar system adjusting the power of light pulses provided by the light pulse. Triggering events may include exceeding a threshold speed, being within a threshold distance of a person or other object, an atmospheric condition, etc. In some scenarios, the power is adjusted to address eye-safety concerns.