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Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:

Aeye, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joel Benscoter, Dublin, CA (US);

Luis Dussan, Dublin, CA (US);

Allan Steinhardt, Dublin, CA (US);

Philippe Feru, Dublin, CA (US);

Igor Polishchuk, Dublin, CA (US);

Assignee:

AEYE, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 7/4913 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4913 (2013.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract

A lidar system comprises a first lens, a second lens, and a switch. The first lens has a first field of view that receives incident light from the first field of view. The second lens has a second field of view that receives incident light from the second field of view, wherein the second field of view is encompassed by and narrower than the first field of view. The switch controls which of the first and second lenses are used for detecting returns from laser pulse shots based on where the laser pulse shots are targeted in a field of view that encompasses the first and second fields of view. The switch may comprise an optical switch or an electronic switch.


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