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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Cepton Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Pei, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mark McCord, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jun Ye, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yupeng Cui, San Jose, CA (US);
Liqun Han, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cepton Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A scanning lidar system includes a fixed frame, a first platform flexibly attached to the fixed frame, a lens assembly including a first lens and a second lens mounted on the first platform, a second platform flexible attached to the fixed frame, an electro-optic assembly including a first laser source and a first photodetector mounted on the second platform, a drive mechanism mechanically coupled to the first platform and the second platform and configured to translate the first platform and the second platform with respect to the fixed frame, and a controller coupled to the drive mechanism and configured to translate the first platform to a plurality of first positions through the drive mechanism and translate the second platform to a plurality of second positions through the drive mechanism such that a motion of the second platform is substantially opposite to a motion of the first platform.