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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Innovusion Ireland Limited, Los Altos, CA (US);
Rui Zhang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jim Li, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yufeng Li, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yimin Li, Los Altos, CA (US);
Junwei Bao, Los Altos, CA (US);
Seyond, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system comprises: a control system housing; a first LiDAR head housing separate and distinct from the control system housing; a light source within the control system housing, the light source configured to produce a first pulse signal; a light detector within the control system housing configured to detect a first return pulse signal associated with the pulse signal; a first pulse steering system within the first LiDAR head housing, the first pulse steering system configured to direct the first pulse signal in a first direction; a first fiber configured to carry the first pulse signal from the light source to the first pulse steering system; and a second fiber configured to carry a first returned pulse signal from the first LiDAR head housing to the light detector.