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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Aurora Innovation, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Edward Joseph Angus, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
AURORA INNOVATION, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A LIDAR system includes a laser source configured to output a first beam and a polygon scanner. The polygon scanner includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to transmit a second beam responsive to the first beam. The plurality of facets include a first facet having a first field of view over which the first facet transmits the second beam and a second facet having a second field of view over which the second facet transmits the second beam. The first field of view is greater than the second field of view.