OPTICAL BUDGET APPORTIONMENT IN LIDAR
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Abstract
A LIDAR system is provided. The LIDAR system comprises at least one processor configured to: access an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receive information indicative of a platform condition for the LIDAR system; based on the received information, dynamically apportion the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of: scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; and output signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget.
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200 Claims
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1-173. -173. (canceled)
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174. A LIDAR system, comprising:
at least one processor configured to; access an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receive information indicative of a platform condition for the LIDAR system; based on the received information, dynamically apportion the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of;
scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; andoutput signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget. - View Dependent Claims (175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197)
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195. A method for detecting objects using a LIDAR system, the method comprising:
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accessing an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receiving information about a vehicle operational parameter, including at least one of;
an environmental condition, a driving decision, and a power management mode;based on the received information, dynamically apportioning the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of;
scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; andoutputting signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget.
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198. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for detecting objects using a LIDAR system, the method comprising:
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accessing an optical budget stored in memory, the optical budget being associated with at least one light source and defining an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by the at least one light source; receiving information about a vehicle operational parameter, including at least one of;
an environmental condition, a driving decision, and a power management mode;based on the received information, dynamically apportioning the optical budget to a field of view of the LIDAR system based on at least two of;
scanning rates, scanning patterns, scanning angles, spatial light distribution, and temporal light distribution; andoutputting signals for controlling the at least one light source and in a manner enabling light flux to vary over scanning of the field of view in accordance with the dynamically apportioned optical budget.
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199. A LIDAR system for dynamically apportioning an amount of light that is emittable in a predetermined time period by at least one light source, the LIDAR system comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; receive information about a vehicle operational parameter, including at least one of;
an environmental condition, a driving decision, and a power management mode;based on the received information, dynamically apportion light emitted by the at least one light source by varying at least two of;
a scanning rate, a scanning pattern, a scanning angle, a spatial light distribution, and a temporal light distribution; andoutput signals for controlling the at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux to vary when scanning of a field of view in accordance with the dynamic apportionment of light emitted by the at least one light source.
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200-390. -390. (canceled)
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