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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2020
Applicant:

Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen C. Crouch, Bozeman, MT (US);

Emil Kadlec, Bozeman, MT (US);

Krishna Rupavatharam, Bozeman, MT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/4915 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4914 (2020.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4915 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4914 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A LIDAR system including one or more processors configured to receive a plurality of electrical signals that are respectively associated with (i) a plurality of optical signals provided by a laser and (ii) a plurality of returned optical signals that are responsive to the plurality of optical signals provided by the laser; determine an internal reflection signal; determine a range to an object by adjusting a third electrical signal of the plurality of electrical signals using the internal reflection signal; and operate a vehicle based on the determined range to the object.


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