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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Luminar, Llc, Orlando, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jason M. Eichenholz, Orlando, FL (US);

Scott R. Campbell, Sanford, FL (US);

Matthew D. Weed, Orlando, FL (US);

Lane A. Martin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Luminar, LLC, Orlando, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 7/4812 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02B 27/0977 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lidar system operating in a vehicle comprising a first eye configured to scan a first field of regard and a second eye configured to scan a second field of regard. Each of the first eye and the second eye includes a respective optical element configured to output a beam of light, a respective scan mirror configured to scan the beam of light along a vertical dimension of the respective field of regard, and a respective receiver configured to detect scattered light from the beam of light. The field of regard of the lidar system includes the first field of regard and the second field of regard, combined along a horizontal dimension of the first field of regard and the second field of regard.


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