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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Stephen L. Mielke, Oviedo, FL (US);
Christopher Gary Sentelle, Orlando, FL (US);
Microvision, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit a first set of optical signals that include a first optical signal. The lidar system also includes a scanner that includes a polygon mirror configured to: rotate around an axis of rotation at a rotation rate, and direct the first set of emitted optical signals into a field of regard of the lidar system with the polygon mirror rotating at a first rotation rate. The lidar system further includes a receiver configured to detect a first received optical signal that includes a portion of the first optical signal that is scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system. The lidar system also includes a controller configured to adjust the rotation rate of the polygon mirror for a second set of optical signals emitted by the light source.