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Vehicle with multiple light detection and ranging devices (LIDARS)

  • US 10,120,079 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2017
  • Issued: 11/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • one or more wheels disposed along a first side of the vehicle oriented toward a driving surface, the one or more wheels configured to rotate to cause the vehicle to travel along the driving surface;

    a control system configured to control operation of the one or more wheels;

    a sensor unit housing disposed along a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side;

    a first light detection and ranging device (LIDAR) arranged within the sensor unit housing and being operatively coupled to the control system, the first LIDAR having a first field of view about a given axis, and the first LIDAR having a first refresh rate; and

    a second LIDAR arranged within the sensor unit housing and being operatively coupled to the control system, the second LIDAR having a second field of view about the given axis different from the first field of view, and the second LIDAR having a second refresh rate different from the first refresh rate;

    wherein the first LIDAR and the second LIDAR are configured to independently rotate about the given axis within the sensor unit housing.

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