Ladar point cloud compression

LC Dussan - US Patent 10,386,464, 2019 - Google Patents
Various embodiments are disclosed ladar point cloud compression. For example, a
processor can be used to analyze data representative of an environmental scene to …

Ladar transmitter with optical field splitter/inverter for improved gaze on scan area portions

LC Dussan - US Patent 10,908,262, 2021 - Google Patents
US10908262B2 - Ladar transmitter with optical field splitter/inverter for improved gaze on
scan area portions - Google Patents US10908262B2 - Ladar transmitter with optical field …

Ladar receiver with advanced optics

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, D Cook - US Patent 10,641,872, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are various embodiment of an adaptive ladar receiver and associated
method whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse …

Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns

LC Dussan - US Patent 10,908,265, 2021 - Google Patents
US10908265B2 - Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns - Google
Patents US10908265B2 - Ladar transmitter with feedback control of dynamic scan patterns …

Ladar receiver with co-bore sited camera

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, JD Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is a ladar system that includes a ladar transmitter, ladar receiver, and
camera, where the camera that is co-bore sited with the ladar receiver, the camera …

Multi-wavelength LIDAR system

MJ Donovan - US Patent 10,761,195, 2020 - Google Patents
A multi-wavelength LIDAR system includes a first laser source that generates a first optical
beam having a first wavelength and a second laser source that generates a second optical …

Intelligent ladar system with low latency motion planning updates

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, JD Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed for vehicle motion planning where a sensor,
such as a ladar system, is used to detect threatening or anomalous conditions within the …

Low latency intra-frame motion estimation based on clusters of ladar pulses

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, JD Benscoter… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A ladar system can estimate intra-frame motion for an object within a field of view of the ladar
system using a tight cluster of ladar pulses. For example, ladar pulses in a cluster can be …

Ladar receiver range measurement using distinct optical path for reference light

LC Dussan, A Steinhardt, D Cook - US Patent 10,782,393, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are various embodiment of an adaptive ladar receiver and associated
method whereby the active pixels in a photodetector array used for reception of ladar pulse …

System and method for measuring reference and returned light beams in an optical system

T Jarosinski, V Slobodyanyuk, J Wyrwas… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are techniques for measuring a reference beam and a corresponding
returned beam from a target in a measurement system using a single sensor array. The …