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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions Us, Llc, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Howard Bailey, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Patrick Gilliland, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Barton Goldstein, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Laurent Heughebaert, Santa Paula, CA (US);
Brad Short, Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Spagnolia, Ventura, CA (US);
Roger Stettner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
CONTINENTAL ADVANCED LIDAR SOLUTIONS US, LLC., Carpintria, CA (US);
Abstract
A ladar sensor assembly includes a semiconductor laser and a diffusing optic for illuminating a field of view utilizing modulated laser light from the semiconductor laser. A lens is configured to receive the modulated laser light reflected off at least one object. An array of light sensitive detectors are configured to receive the modulated laser light received by the lens. The assembly further includes at least one piezoelectric actuator operatively connected to the lens for dynamically positioning a focal plane of the received modulated laser light on the array of light sensitive detectors.