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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benjamin Ingram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Luke Wachter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott McCloskey, Mountain View, CA (US);
Blaise Gassend, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gaetan Pennecot, San Francisco, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that facilitate light detection and ranging operations. An example transmit block includes at least one substrate with a plurality of angled facets. The plurality of angled facets provides a corresponding plurality of elevation angles. A set of angle differences between adjacent elevation angles includes at least two different angle difference values. A plurality of light-emitter devices is configured to emit light into an environment along the plurality of elevation angles toward respective target locations so as to provide a desired resolution and/or a respective elevation angle. The present disclosure also relates to adjusting shot power and a shot schedule based on the desired resolution and/or a respective elevation angle.