Lidar system with improved scanning speed for high-resolution depth mapping
First Claim
1. A lidar system comprising:
- a light source configured to emit pulses of light along a field of view of the light source;
a scanner configured to;
scan the light-source field of view in a scanning direction across a plurality of pixels located downrange from the lidar system;
direct a pulse of light, which is emitted by the light source along the light-source field of view, toward a pixel of the plurality of pixels; and
scan a field of view of a first detector of the lidar system, wherein;
the first-detector field of view is scanned in the scanning direction across the plurality of pixels; and
a scanning speed of the first-detector field of view is approximately equal to a scanning speed of the light-source field of view; and
the first detector, wherein the first detector is configured to detect a portion of the pulse of light scattered by a target located at least partially within the pixel.
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Abstract
A lidar system may have a light source configured to emit pulses of light along a field of view of the light source and a scanner to scan the light source field of view in a scanning direction across a plurality of pixels located downrange from the lidar system. The scanner can direct a pulse of light, which is emitted by the light source along the light source field of view, toward a pixel and can scan a field of view of a first detector. The first detector field of view can be scanned in the scanning direction across the plurality of pixels and the scanning speed of the first detector field of view can be approximately equal to the scanning speed of the light source field of view. The first detector can detect a portion of the pulse of light scattered by a target located at least partially within the pixel.
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20 Claims
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1. A lidar system comprising:
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a light source configured to emit pulses of light along a field of view of the light source; a scanner configured to; scan the light-source field of view in a scanning direction across a plurality of pixels located downrange from the lidar system; direct a pulse of light, which is emitted by the light source along the light-source field of view, toward a pixel of the plurality of pixels; and scan a field of view of a first detector of the lidar system, wherein; the first-detector field of view is scanned in the scanning direction across the plurality of pixels; and a scanning speed of the first-detector field of view is approximately equal to a scanning speed of the light-source field of view; and the first detector, wherein the first detector is configured to detect a portion of the pulse of light scattered by a target located at least partially within the pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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