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Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:

Cmos Sensor, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Weng Lyang Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Hui Wei, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

CMOS Sensor, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H04N 13/257 (2018.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); H04N 13/257 (2018.05); H04N 25/75 (2023.01);
Abstract

Techniques of designing a sensing system for pseudo 3D mapping in robotic applications are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an image system is designed to include at least two linear sensors, where these two linear sensors are positioned or disposed orthogonally. In one embodiment, the two linear sensors are a horizontal sensor and a vertical sensor. The horizontal sensor is used for the lidar application while the vertical sensor is provided to take videos, namely scanning the environment wherever the horizontal sensor misses. As a result, the videos can be analyzed to detect anything below or above a blind height in conjunction with the detected distance by the lidar.


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