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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Michael R. T. Tan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William R. Trutna, Jr., Atherton, CA (US);
Georgios Panotopoulos, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael R. T. Tan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William R. Trutna, Jr., Atherton, CA (US);
Georgios Panotopoulos, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Vehicle-based lidar systems and methods are disclosed using multiple lasers to provide more compact and cost-effective lidar functionality. Each laser in an array of lasers can be sequentially activated so that a corresponding optical element mounted with respect to the array of lasers produces respective interrogation beams in substantially different directions. Light from these beams is reflected by objects in a vehicle's environment, and detected so as to provide information about the objects to vehicle operators and/or passengers.