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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system for a vehicle can include: a light source configured to output a transmit beam at a first orientation; a reflective surface configured to redirect the transmit beam from the first orientation to a second orientation; and a lens interface configured to receive the transmit beam at the first orientation and focus the transmit beam onto the reflective surface; wherein the LIDAR system emits the transmit beam at the second orientation into an environment of the LIDAR system.