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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions Us, Llc, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Patrick Gilliland, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Laurent Heughebaert, Santa Paula, CA (US);
Joseph Spagnolia, Ventura, CA (US);
Brad Short, Goleta, CA (US);
Roger Stettner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions US, LLC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A mobile ladar platform having a ladar sensor, a positioning system, and a digital processor adapted to perform analysis of a scene in a field of view. The ladar sensor includes a ladar transmitter, a zero range reference circuit, a two-dimensional array of light sensitive detectors positioned at a focal plane of a light collecting and focusing system, and a readout integrated circuit with a plurality of unit cell electrical circuits. The ladar sensor also includes a detector bias circuit and a communications port.