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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Robert Matthew Panas, Dublin, CA (US);
Phillip Harris Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an adaptive light detection and ranging (lidar) system. In one implementation the system may have a controller and lidar control software in communication with the controller. A focusing control subsystem may be included which is configured to control focusing and detection of a laser beam. An emitter/detector subsystem may be included which is responsive to commands from the focusing control subsystem to generate at least one laser beam which is used to implement a plurality of different focusing modes for imaging a scene.