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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Codrin Cionca, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Juan Enrique Castorena Martinez, Southfield, MI (US);
Mostafa Parchami, Dearborn, MI (US);
Linjun Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Zhen Zhao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A sensor system is disclosed. The sensor system may comprise a housing; an emitter, carried by the housing, that emits a beam comprising depth-data signals; a beam-distribution adjustment system; and a processor programmed to control the adjustment system by selectively changing an angular distribution of the depth-data signals emitted from the housing.