18955015. Long Range Steerable LIDAR System (WAYMO LLC)

Long Range Steerable LIDAR System

Organization Name

WAYMO LLC

Inventor(s)

Pierre-yves Droz of Los Altos CA (US)

Gaetan Pennecot of San Francisco CA (US)

Anthony Levandowski of Berkeley CA (US)

Drew Eugene Ulrich of San Francisco CA (US)

Zach Morriss of San Francisco CA (US)

Luke Wachter of San Francisco CA (US)

Dorel Ionut Iordache of Walnut Creek CA (US)

William Mccann of San Francisco CA (US)

Daniel Gruver of San Francisco CA (US)

Bernard Fidric of Cupertino CA (US)

Samuel William Lenius of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Long Range Steerable LIDAR System

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18955015 titled 'Long Range Steerable LIDAR System

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems and methods are described that relate to a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device includes a fiber laser configured to emit light within a wavelength range, a scanning portion configured to direct the emitted light in a reciprocating manner about a first axis, and a plurality of detectors configured to sense light within the wavelength range. The device additionally includes a controller configured to receive target information, which may be indicative of an object, a position, a location, or an angle range. In response to receiving the target information, the controller may cause the rotational mount to rotate so as to adjust a pointing direction of the LIDAR. The controller is further configured to cause the LIDAR to scan a field-of-view (FOV) of the environment. The controller may determine a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the environment based on data from scanning the FOV.