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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wiebke Eckstein, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hans-Christoph Eckstein, Redwood City, CA (US);
Eric Magnus Bach, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
ATIEVA, INC., Newark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/28 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01C 21/28 (2013.01); G01C 21/3602 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (lidar) system is provided that is incorporated into a vehicle and which is configured to efficiently adapt to varying road conditions as well as potential obstacles that may lie in the vehicle's pathway. The system employs a spatial light modulator (SLM) to create a plurality of illumination zones within the system's field of view. The SLM allows the lidar system to alter the size of each illumination zone as well as the light intensity within each of the zones as required by road conditions and potential obstacles.