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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) apparatus with a wide viewing angle includes: a first rotatable mirror array including a first plurality of inclined mirrors arranged in a circumferential direction; a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the first rotatable mirror array; a second rotatable mirror array including a second plurality of inclined mirrors arranged in the circumferential direction, the second rotatable mirror array facing the first rotatable mirror array to reflect the light reflected by the first rotatable mirror array to an outside of the LiDAR apparatus; and a photodetector configured to detect the light reflected by the second rotatable mirror array, wherein the plurality of light sources may be provided in a plurality of sections into which an angle range of 180 degrees or more is divided in equal intervals in the circumferential direction.