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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Aeye, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Naveen Reddy, Dublin, CA (US);
Allan Steinhardt, Dublin, CA (US);
Luis Dussan, Dublin, CA (US);
Joel Benscoter, Dublin, CA (US);
Alex Liang, Dublin, CA (US);
Philippe Feru, Dublin, CA (US);
Igor Polishchuk, Dublin, CA (US);
AEYE, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Abstract
A lidar receiver that includes a photodetector circuit can be controlled so that the detection intervals used by the lidar receiver to detect returns from fired laser pulse shots are closely controlled. Such control over the detection intervals used by the lidar receiver allows for close coordination between a lidar transmitter and the lidar receiver where the lidar receiver is able to adapt to variable shot intervals of the lidar transmitter (including periods of high rate firing as well as periods of low rate firing). The detection intervals can vary across different shots, and at least some of the detection intervals can be controlled to be of different durations than the shot intervals that correspond to such detection intervals.