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Patent No.:

US 10698114 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2018

Detector-array based scanning lidar

Applicant:

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;

Inventors:

Omer David Keilaf, Kfar Saba, IL;

Yair Antman, Petach Tikva, IL;

Amit Steinberg, Adanim, IL;

David Elooz, Kfar Ha'Ro'E, IL;

Julian Vlaiko, Kfar Saba, IL;

Oren Buskila, Hod Hasharon, IL;

Oren Rosenzweig, Tel Aviv, IL;

Ronen Eshel, Givatayim, IL;

Smadar David Raly, Tel Aviv, IL;

Assignee:

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Luke D Ratcliffe

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4868 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 7/4972 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/93 (2013.01); G02B 26/0858 (2013.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G08G 1/04 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: control light emission of a light source; scan a field of view by repeatedly moving at least one light deflector located in an outbound path of the light source; while the at least one deflector is in a particular instantaneous position, receive via the at least one deflector, reflections of a single light beam spot along a return path to a sensor; receive from the sensor on a beam-spot-by-beam-spot basis, signals associated with an image of each light beam-spot, wherein the sensor includes a plurality of detectors and wherein a size of each detector is smaller than the image of each light beam-spot; and determine, from signals resulting from the impingement on the plurality of detectors, at least two differing range measurements associated with the image of the single light beam-spot.

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