VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICES (LIDARS)
First Claim
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.
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided that includes one or more wheels positioned at a bottom side of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a first light detection and ranging device (LIDAR) positioned at a top side of the vehicle opposite to the bottom side. The first LIDAR is configured to scan an environment around the vehicle based on rotation of the first LIDAR about an axis. The first LIDAR has a first resolution. The vehicle also includes a second LIDAR configured to scan a field-of-view of the environment that extends away from the vehicle along a viewing direction of the second LIDAR. The second LIDAR has a second resolution. The vehicle also includes a controller configured to operate the vehicle based on the scans of the environment by the first LIDAR and the second LIDAR.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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