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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Devlin Baker, Bozeman, MT (US);
Zeb William Barber, Bozeman, MT (US);
Craig Benko, Livingston, MT (US);
Matthew Fetterman, Bozeman, MT (US);
Mohsen Nadertehrani, Fremont, CA (US);
Philip Warshowsky, Bozeman, MT (US);
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system may include one or more processors configured to transmit an optical signal to an environment. The one or more processors may receive, from the environment, a returned optical signal in response to transmitting the optical signal. The one or more processors may generate, based on the returned optical signal, an electrical signal. The one or more processors may determine a Doppler frequency shift in the returned optical signal based on the electrical signal. The one or more processors may adjust the electrical signal using the Doppler frequency shift. The one or more processors may divide the adjusted electrical signal into a plurality of electrical signals. The one or more processors may determine a range of the returned optical signal by performing an operation on the plurality of electrical signals in parallel.