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Method and system for ladar transmission employing dynamic scan patterns with macro patterns and base patterns

  • US 10,042,043 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2015
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • processing a shot list, the shot list comprising a plurality of range points for targeting by a scanning ladar transmission system;

    controlling a dynamic scan pattern for the scanning ladar transmission system by scanning a mirror to a plurality of mirror scan positions based on the processed shot list to target the range points of the processed shot list, wherein the mirror scan positions define where the scanning ladar transmission system is targeted, wherein the dynamic scan pattern comprises a macro scan pattern and a base dynamic scan pattern embedded within the macro scan pattern, wherein the macro scan pattern segments a scan area into a plurality of blocks, and wherein the controlling step comprises scanning the mirror to target the range points on the processed shot list in a manner that proceeds from block portion to block portion such that a plurality of the consecutively scanned block portions are for block portions of different blocks; and

    transmitting, by the controlled scanning ladar transmission system, a plurality of ladar pulses toward the range points of the processed shot list in accordance with the dynamic scan pattern.

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