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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
Harvey Weinberg, Sharon, MA (US);
Robert Adams, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods that allow a LIDAR system to sense nearby objects with relatively low-cost elements, and fewer elements than traditional LIDAR systems by sampling an infrared pulse at a high sample rate and storing the samples in the analog domain. The samples may then be digitized at a rate slower than the sample rate.