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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Carlos Parodi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Aerial vehicles including one-dimensional arrays of transmitters and receivers aligned perpendicular to one another are configured for safe operation. The transmitters may be configured to transmit signals at designated times in order to generate synthetic waves having common fronts from selected angles. The receivers are configured to capture data regarding reflections of the synthetic waves from objects, and to interpret the data to determine bearings or angles to such objects. Locations of the objects may be determined based on angles at which the synthetic waves are transmitted and bearings or angles to the objects that reflected the synthetic waves, as well as times at which reflections of the synthetic waves are received. Maps or other representations of objects on a scene may be generated based on such locations.