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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Caner Onal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Schleuning, Piedmont, CA (US);
Brendan Hermalyn, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon Verghese, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex McCauley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brandyn White, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ury Zhilinsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that provide both an image of a scene and depth information for the scene. An example system includes at least one time-of-flight (ToF) sensor and an imaging sensor. The ToF sensor and the imaging sensor are configured to receive light from a scene. The system also includes at least one light source and a controller that carries out operations. The operations include causing the at least one light source to illuminate at least a portion of the scene with illumination light according to an illumination schedule. The operations also include causing the at least one ToF sensor to provide information indicative of a depth map of the scene based on the illumination light. The operations additionally include causing the imaging sensor to provide information indicative of an image of the scene based on the illumination light.