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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Christian Boehlau, Rietberg, DE;

Hans-Arne Driescher, Berlin, DE;

Hans-Lothar Volk, Lippstadt, DE;

Assignee:

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract

A method and system for operating a LiDAR system for an environment detection in a field of view (FOV) of the system, wherein the following steps are performed: detection of at least one temperature measurement, which differs from a loading temperature in at least one light source of the system, estimation of the loading temperature based on the temperature measurement using an evaluation function, specification of an operating limit, which is specific for the maximum thermal load capacity of the light source, provision of a preset for at least one region of interest (ROI) in the field of view (FOV), adjustment of an operation of the system, and based on the preset for the region of interest (ROI) and the estimated loading temperature and the operating limit.


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