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 …

LIDAR system with vehicle-integrated beam guide

JT O'keeffe - US Patent 10,302,746, 2019 - Google Patents
Mounting a LIDAR above or external to a vehicle can enhance the LIDAR field of view but
can conflict with vehicle aesthetics and ergonomics. Within embodiments, vehicle-integrated …

Lidar apparatus for vehicle

LEE Yonghyun, S Cha, LEE Jejong, G Kim - US Patent 11,500,068, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND In some implementations, the lidar apparatus may further include a first heat
sink that is arranged on the first PCB that includes a plurality of radiation pins exposed in an …

Synchronized multiple sensor head system for a vehicle

GC Curatu - US Patent 10,663,595, 2020 - Google Patents
To generate an image that captures a 360-degree horizontal view around a vehicle in a lidar
system, four or more lidar sensors may be placed at the four corners of the vehicle. Each …

Systems and methods for light backscattering mitigation in lidar systems

MV Morelli - US Patent App. 17/600,011, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND [0003] LIDAR systems may often be used for detecting objects within an
environment, and are becoming more prevalent in vehicles for use in semi-autonomous and …

LIDAR sensor assembly calibration based on reference surface

A Berger, R Andrews, R McMichael, D Nikitin… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A LIDAR system includes one or more LIDAR sensor assemblies, which may be mounted to
a vehicle or other object. Each LIDAR sensor assembly includes a laser light source to emit …

Lidar sensor assembly calibration based on reference surface

A Berger, R Andrews, R McMichael, D Nikitin… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A LIDAR system includes one or more LIDAR sensor assemblies, which may be mounted to
a vehicle or other object. Each LIDAR sensor assembly includes a laser light source to emit …

Temperature based control in LIDAR

J Vlaiko, A Steinberg, OD Keilaf, O Buskila… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A LIDAR system for use in a vehicle may include at least one light source configured to
project light toward a field of view for illuminating a plurality of objects in an environment of a …

Tunable LiDAR for simultaneous ranging and environmental monitoring

FCF Abari - US Patent 11,385,352, 2022 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a method includes emitting, by an automotive vehicle, one or more light
beams from a LiDAR system toward an environment surrounding the automotive vehicle …

Dynamic polarization modulation of a lidar system in a vehicle

T Philipp, AL Wright, NW Hart - US Patent 11,520,010, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods in a vehicle involve transmitting light with an initial
polarization from a lidar system, and controlling an external compensator, external to the …