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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Microvision, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Jari Honkanen, Monroe, WA (US);
Robert James Jackson, Monroe, WA (US);
Microvision, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are described that provide for scanning surfaces and generating 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the depth of the measured surface at each point. In general, the devices and methods utilize. Specifically, the depth mapping devices and methods utilize multiple receiver channels, with each receiver channel configured to have a different effective sensing range. These multiple receiver channels together provide the depth mapping device with an increased overall effective sensing range. Thus, the depth mapping device can effectively map surfaces that are closer and/or farther than could be mapped using only one receiver channel.