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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Innovusion Ireland Limited, Los Altos, CA (US);
Haosen Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yimin Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Innovusion, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a motorized optical scanner of a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system used in a motor vehicle is provided. The scanner includes a reflective piece including a substrate and a reflective surface. The scanner further includes a first shaft and a second shaft attached to a first end and a second end of the substrate respectively. The first end and the second end are opposite ends of the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The scanner further includes a first bearing and a second bearing coupled to the first shaft and the second shaft respectively. The first bearing and the second bearing are substantially concentric. Movement of the second shaft causes the reflective surface to optically transmit one or more light beams to a field-of-view.