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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Aeye, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luis Carlos Dussan, Dublin, CA (US);
Allan Steinhardt, Dublin, CA (US);
David Cook, Dublin, CA (US);
Blair B. Lacorte, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
AEye, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/006 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/487 (2013.01); G01S 7/4873 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 2013/9316 (2020.01);
Abstract
A ladar system capable of operating in a ladar mode and an optical communication mode is disclosed. When operating in the ladar mode, a ladar transmitter and ladar receiver cooperate to transmit ladar pulses that are used for ranging to targets in a field of view. When operating in an optical communication mode, ladar pulses are used to transmit data messages to locations in the field of view that are determined to have devices that are capable of receiving the optically communicated data messages.