LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SCANNERS FOR MOBILE PLATFORMS
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1. An apparatus for use with a movable platform, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotating light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanner having a transmitter and a receiver; and
a reflector having a reflective surface downstream from the LIDAR scanner, the reflective surface angled relative to the LIDAR scanner to reflect signal output by the transmitter toward an area of interest.
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Abstract
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanners for mobile platforms is disclosed. An example apparatus for use with a movable platform includes a LIDAR scanner having a transmitter and a receiver, and a reflector having a reflective surface downstream from the LIDAR scanner, where the reflective surface is angled relative to the LIDAR scanner to reflect signal output by the transmitter toward an area of interest.
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1. An apparatus for use with a movable platform, the apparatus comprising:
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a rotating light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanner having a transmitter and a receiver; and a reflector having a reflective surface downstream from the LIDAR scanner, the reflective surface angled relative to the LIDAR scanner to reflect signal output by the transmitter toward an area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of scanning a zone of interest with a movable platform, the method comprising:
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rotating a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanner mounted to the movable platform along a rotational axis of the LIDAR scanner, the LIDAR scanner including a transmitter and a receiver; and reflecting, via a reflector downstream from the LIDAR scanner, signal output by the transmitter toward an area of interest, the reflector having a reflective surface angled relative to the LIDAR scanner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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determine an area of interest; navigate a movable platform relative to the area of interest; evaluate sensor data from a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) scanner having a transmitter and a receiver; and change, based on the evaluated sensor data, an orientation of a reflector having a reflective surface downstream from the LIDAR scanner, the reflective surface angled from LIDAR scanner to reflect signal output by the transmitter toward an area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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