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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Elliot Smith, Ventura, CA (US);
Jürgen Brugger, Neukirch, DE;
Heiko Leppin, Hergensweiler, DE;
Jan Michael Masur, Santa Barbara, CA;
Assignee:
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes photodetectors each having a field of view and reflectors each respectively aimed at one of the fields of view. A beam-steering device is movable to different positions aimed at the different reflectors. A light emitter is aimed at the beam-steering device. The beam-steering device alternates aim between the reflectors to selectively illuminate the different fields of view.