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Patent No.:

US 10557940 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2016

Lidar system

Applicant:

Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jason M. Eichenholz, Orlando, FL (US);

Austin K. Russell, Orlando, FL (US);

Scott R. Campbell, Sanford, FL (US);

Alain Villeneuve, Mont-Royal, CA;

Rodger W. Cleye, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Joseph G. LaChapelle, Philomath, OR (US);

Matthew D. Weed, Orlando, FL (US);

Lane A. Martin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Stephen D. Gaalema, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Assignee:

Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Mark Hellner

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/10 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/483 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/105 (2013.01); G01S 7/483 (2013.01); G01S 7/4804 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4818 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/4873 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 17/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/02 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/102 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); H01S 3/0007 (2013.01); H01S 3/0078 (2013.01); H01S 3/0085 (2013.01); H01S 3/0675 (2013.01); H01S 3/06733 (2013.01); H01S 3/06754 (2013.01); H01S 3/06758 (2013.01); H01S 3/08086 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/094042 (2013.01); H01S 3/094076 (2013.01); H01S 3/10023 (2013.01); H01S 3/1106 (2013.01); H01S 5/4012 (2013.01); H01S 5/4087 (2013.01); G01S 17/32 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 2301/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit pulses of light and a scanner configured to scan at least a portion of the emitted pulses of light across a field of regard. The lidar system also includes a receiver configured to detect at least a portion of the scanned pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system.

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