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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Cepton Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Armstrong McCord, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Cepton Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A LiDAR sensor includes a first lens, a first laser source configured to emit a plurality of first light pulses to be collimated by the first lens, a flood illumination source configured to emit a plurality of second light pulses as diverging light rays, a second lens configured to receive and focus (i) a portion of any one of the plurality of first light pulses and (ii) a portion of any one of the plurality of second light pulses that are reflected off of the one or more objects, a detector configured to detect (i) the portion of any one of the plurality of first light pulses and (ii) the portion of any one of the plurality of second light pulses, and a processor configured to construct a three-dimensional image of the one or more objects based on the detected portions of first light pulses and second light pulses.