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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Aeye, Inc., Belleville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luis Carlos Dussan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Allan Steinhardt, Brentwood, CA (US);
David Cook, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
AEYE, INC., Belleville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/487 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4818 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a ladar system that includes an adaptive ladar receiver whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse returns can be adaptively controlled based at least in part on where the ladar pulses were targeted by the ladar transmitter.