Hyper temporal lidar using multiple matched filters to orient a lidar system to a frame of reference

L Dussan, A Steinhardt, J Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A lidar system comprises (1) an array of pixels for sensing incident light and (2) a circuit for
processing a signal representative of the sensed incident light to detect a reflection of a laser …

Methods for finding the perimeter of a place using observed coordinates

AE Afrouzi, L Fath, C Zhang, S Schweigert - US Patent 11,808,580, 2023 - Google Patents
Provided is a medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors
effectuate operations including: obtaining a stream of spatial data indicative of a robot's …

Bistatic lidar architecture for vehicle deployments

N Reddy, A Steinhardt, L Dussan, J Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A lidar system having a lidar transmitter and lidar receiver that are in a bistatic arrangement
with each other can be deployed in a climate-controlled compartment of a vehicle to reduce …

Automatic vision sensor orientation

Y Li - US Patent 11,341,656, 2022 - Google Patents
Implementations are described herein are directed to reconciling disparate orientations of
multiple vision sensors deployed on a mobile robot (or other mobile vehicle) by altering …

Ladar system with intelligent selection of shot patterns based on field of view data

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, JD Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Abstract Ladar System with Intelligent Selection of Shot Patterns Based on Field of View
Data A ladar transmitter that transmits ladar pulses toward a plurality of range points in a …

Method and system for ladar pulse deconfliction

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, D Cook… - US Patent 11,835,658, 2023 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments that employ controllable delays
between successive ladar pulses in order to discriminate between “own” ladar pulse …

System and method for generating synthetic overhead imagery based on cluster sampling and spatial aggregation factors

BA Landron-Rivera, L De Jesus-Lebron… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Mechanisms and processes for enhancing limited datasets for use in training or deep
learning models are discussed. Such creation generates synthetic overhead imagery based …

System and method of modeling visual perception V1 area

Q Jiang, N Srinivasa - US Patent 11,023,808, 2021 - Google Patents
A system to detect a feature in an input image comprising a processor to evaluate a model
including: four layers including: a supragranular layer, a granular layer, a first infragranular …

Source location determination by an aerial vehicle

DE Canavor, JA McClintock - US Patent 11,021,247, 2021 - Google Patents
Described is system and method for determining a location of a client device. In one
implementation, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) receives an image of the UAV, obtained …

Method, apparatus and computer program for acquiring a training set of images

J Madsen, L Abela - US Patent App. 17/016,058, 2021 - Google Patents
A method of acquiring a training set of images is carried out in an environment comprising at
least one video surveillance camera, wherein the video camera is connected to a network …