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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventor:
George C. Curatu, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 17/87 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/4812 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
To generate an image that captures a 360-degree horizontal view around a vehicle in a lidar system, four or more lidar sensors may be placed at the four corners of the vehicle. Each lidar sensor is phased 90 degrees apart and synchronously scans a respective 90-degree field of regard. The 90 degree fields of regard from each of the four or more lidar sensors may combine to scan a complete 360-degree field of regard around the vehicle.