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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow Bucks, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, Marlow Bucks, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/483 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A range detector device may include a pulsed light source configured to emit pulsed light to an object, a detector configured to receive reflected pulsed light from the object, and a processor cooperating with the pulsed light source and the detector. The processor may be configured to generate a measured range value to the object, and generate an estimated statistical value for a spread of possible range values based upon a characteristic of the pulsed light source.