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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brian J. Hufnagel, Brighton, MI (US);

Robert D. Sims, III, Milford, MI (US);

Nathaniel W. Hart, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: initiating, by a controller onboard the vehicle, a first laser pulse from a first laser device; initiating, by a controller onboard the vehicle, a second laser pulse from a second laser device, wherein the initiating the second laser pulse is based on a phase shift angle; receiving, by the controller onboard the vehicle, first return data and second return data as a result of the first laser pulse and the second laser pulse; interleaving, by the controller onboard the vehicle, the first return pulse and the second return pulse to form a point cloud; and controlling, by the controller onboard the vehicle, the vehicle based on the point cloud.


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