A lidar system, preferably including one or more optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis, preferably including generating a spatial representation and processing the spatial representation. The method can optionally include sampling lidar data, generating temporal representations, and/or detecting object locations. The lidar system is preferably operable and/or configured to perform the method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis, but can additionally or alternatively have any other suitable functionality and/or be configured in any other suitable manner. The method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis is preferably performed using the lidar system, but can additionally or alternatively be performed using any other suitable system.
A lidar system, preferably including one or more optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis, preferably including generating a spatial representation and processing the spatial representation. The method can optionally include sampling lidar data, generating temporal representations, and/or detecting object locations. The lidar system is preferably operable and/or configured to perform the method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis, but can additionally or alternatively have any other suitable functionality and/or be configured in any other suitable manner. The method for environment mapping and/or lidar data analysis is preferably performed using the lidar system, but can additionally or alternatively be performed using any other suitable system.
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal. The method of LIDAR system operation is preferably performed using a LIDAR system, but can additionally or alternatively be performed using any other suitable system or systems.
G01S 7/4914 - Detector arrays, e.g. charge-transfer gates
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/or receive modules; additionally or alternatively, the lidar system can optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.
G01S 7/4914 - Detector arrays, e.g. charge-transfer gates
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal. A lidar system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A class of spectrally decimated encodings, wherein multiple codes of this class, all preferably mutually spectrally-orthogonal, can be generated based on a single input encoding.
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 7/4915 - Time delay measurement, e.g. operational details for pixel componentsPhase measurement
G01S 17/36 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated with phase comparison between the received signal and the contemporaneously transmitted signal
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal.
G01S 7/4914 - Detector arrays, e.g. charge-transfer gates
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.
A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal. A lidar system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A class of spectrally decimated encodings, wherein multiple codes of this class, all preferably mutually spectrally-orthogonal, can be generated based on a single input encoding.
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 7/4915 - Time delay measurement, e.g. operational details for pixel componentsPhase measurement
G01S 17/36 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated with phase comparison between the received signal and the contemporaneously transmitted signal
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.
G01S 17/10 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/or receive modules, and optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.
G01S 7/4914 - Detector arrays, e.g. charge-transfer gates
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal.
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.
G01S 17/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
G01S 17/34 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/ or analyzing the return signals.
G01S 17/10 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.
G01S 17/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 17/34 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal.
G01S 17/89 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G01S 7/48 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
G01S 7/4865 - Time delay measurement, e.g. time-of-flight measurement, time of arrival measurement or determining the exact position of a peak
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/or receive modules, and optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
A LIDAR method for environment mapping by transmitting a periodic output of a code sequence during a time period, receiving a return signal during said time period and determining a contiguous window from a sampled signal. Further processing of the sampled signal includes filtering the sample based on the code sequence, determining an extremum of the filtered sample, determining a delay time based on the extremum and based on the delay time, determining an object location. This method is also carried out using two periodic signals transmitted in the same time period to determine the location of a first and second object based on first and second delay times, respectively.
A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/ or receive modules, and optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.
