Multifunction vehicle detection system
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1. A detection system for a vehicle in an environment, comprising:
- a lens within an aperture;
a line camera configured to receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate image data, wherein the line camera is a time delay integrating line camera; and
a LiDAR system configured to transmit light through the lens to the environment and receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate range data.
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Abstract
A detection system for a vehicle in an environment includes a lens within an aperture. A line camera is configured to receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate image data. A LiDAR system is configured to transmit light through the lens to the environment and receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate range data.
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1. A detection system for a vehicle in an environment, comprising:
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a lens within an aperture; a line camera configured to receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate image data, wherein the line camera is a time delay integrating line camera; and a LiDAR system configured to transmit light through the lens to the environment and receive light passing through the lens from the environment to generate range data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21)
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15. A detection system for a vehicle in an environment, comprising:
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a housing defining an aperture; a lens within the aperture; a time delay integrating (TDI) line camera comprising a plurality of optical receivers configured to receive light within a set region of the electromagnetic spectrum passing through the lens from the environment; a plurality of LiDAR transmitters, each LiDAR transmitter configured to transmit a light beam through the lens; and a plurality of LiDAR receivers, each LiDAR receiver configured to receive a reflected light beam of a corresponding LiDAR transmitter, the reflected light beams passing through the lens from the environment after reflecting off an object in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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