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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bernard Fidric, Cupertino, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An example method involves rotating a sensor that emits light pulses and detects reflections of the emitted light pulses based on a pointing direction of the sensor. The method also involves identifying a range of pointing directions of the sensor that are associated with a target region of an environment. The method also involves determining whether a current pointing direction of the sensor is within the identified range. The method also involves modulating the emitted light pulses according to a first modulation scheme in response to a determination that the current pointing direction is within the identified range. The method also involves modulating the emitted light pulses according to a second modulation scheme in response to a determination that the current pointing direction is outside the identified range. The second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme.