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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) apparatus and a method of operating the LiDAR apparatus are provided. The LiDAR apparatus includes a light transmitter configured to irradiate a laser pulse towards an object, the laser pulse being generated based on a reference signal; a light receiver configured to receive the laser pulse reflected from the object and configured to obtain a first signal from the received laser pulse; and at least one processor configured to convert the first signal and the reference signal respectively into unipolar signals and configured to detect a flight time of the laser pulse based on a correlation between the converted first signal and the converted reference signal.