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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Alexander Shand, Mountain View, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that facilitate light detection and ranging operations. An example method includes determining, for at least one light-emitter device of a plurality of light-emitter devices, a light pulse schedule. The plurality of light-emitter devices is operable to emit light along a plurality of emission vectors. The light pulse schedule is based on a respective emission vector of the at least one light-emitter device and a three-dimensional map of an external environment. The light pulse schedule includes at least one light pulse parameter and a listening window duration. The method also includes causing the at least one light-emitter device of the plurality of light-emitter devices to emit a light pulse according to the light pulse schedule. The light pulse interacts with an external environment.