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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gaetan Pennecot, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony Levandowski, Berkeley, CA (US);
Drew Eugene Ulrich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zach Morriss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Luke Wachter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dorel Ionut Iordache, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
William McCann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Gruver, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernard Fidric, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samuel William Lenius, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described that relate to a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device includes a fiber laser configured to emit light within a wavelength range, a scanning portion configured to direct the emitted light in a reciprocating manner about a first axis, and a plurality of detectors configured to sense light within the wavelength range. The device additionally includes a controller configured to receive target information, which may be indicative of an object, a position, a location, or an angle range. In response to receiving the target information, the controller may cause the rotational mount to rotate so as to adjust a pointing direction of the LIDAR. The controller is further configured to cause the LIDAR to scan a field-of-view (FOV) of the environment. The controller may determine a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the environment based on data from scanning the FOV.