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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ralph Shepard, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Last, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bryce Remesch, Mountain View, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to optical systems and methods of their operation. An example optical system includes an optical component and one or more light sources configured to emit a light signal. The light signal interacts with the optical component so as to provide an interaction light signal. The optical system also includes a detector configured to detect at least a portion of the interaction light signal as a detected light signal. The optical system additionally includes a controller configured to carry out operations including causing the one or more light sources to emit the light signal and receiving the detected light signal from the detector. The operations also include determining, based on the detected light signal, that one or more defects are associated with the optical component.