Actuated optical element for light beam scanning device

MP Kalscheur, J Nawasra - US Patent 10,107,914, 2018 - Google Patents
A light beam scanning device includes a lens element assembly which dynamically adjusts
a divergence of the beam. The lens element assembly can include multiple lens elements …

Combining lidar and camera data

JG LaChapelle, JM Eichenholz - US Patent 10,677,897, 2020 - Google Patents
A system includes a lidar, a camera, and a controller communicatively coupled to the
camera and the lidar. The lidar includes a laser configured to emit pulses of light, a scanner …

Augmented reality of a building

KJ Wedig, DR Parent - US Patent 11,495,118, 2022 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to an augmented reality system including one or more of a
building, sensor (s), a gateway, a server, and a monitoring computer. The augmented reality …

Adjustable pulse characteristics for ground detection in lidar systems

JM Eichenholz - US Patent 10,627,516, 2020 - Google Patents
A method in a lidar system for scanning a field of regard of the lidar system is provided. The
method includes identify ing, within the field of regard, a ground portion that overlaps a …

Scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles

A Hammond, N Schuett, ND Busek - US Patent 10,671,066, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial
vehicles within the scanned environments are disclosed. A method in accordance with a …

Detecting distortion using other sensors

AK Russell, EC Danzinger - US Patent 10,345,437, 2019 - Google Patents
A computer-implemented method of detecting object distortion. The method includes
receiving sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of the vehicle. The plurality of …

Dynamic beam spot size for light beam scanning device

MP Kalscheur, J Nawasra - US Patent 9,921,299, 2018 - Google Patents
A light beam scanning device includes a controller device which dynamically adjusts a
divergence of the beam. Divergence adjustment can include adjusting the beam divergence …

Fitting points to a surface

P Maheshwari, TP Maila, B Englard - US Patent 10,551,485, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method of determining a relative velocity
between a vehicle and an object. The method includes receiving sensor data generated by …

Determining distortion by tracking objects across successive frames

EC Danziger, AK Russell - US Patent 10,539,665, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method of determining relative velocity between
a vehicle and an object. The method includes receiving sensor data generated by one or …

Detecting distortion using known shapes

AK Russell, EC Danziger - US Patent 10,677,900, 2020 - Google Patents
A computer-implemented method of detecting object distortion. The method includes
receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors of the vehicle. The one or more …