Beam scanning methods for improved eye safety in LiDAR systems

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12235362
APP PUB NO 20200136340A1
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16663814

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A LiDAR system includes an array of optical emitters, an objective lens optically coupling each optical emitter to a respective unique portion of a field of view, an optical switching network coupled between a laser and the array of optical emitters and a controller coupled to the optical switching network and configured to cause the optical switching network to route light from the laser to a sequence of the optical emitters according to a dynamically varying temporal pattern and to vary the temporal pattern in a way that reduces risk of eye injury from the laser light.

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  • THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bessette, Christopher Melrose, US 4 11
Byrnes, Steven J Watertown, US 33 143
Lennox, Scott Evan Arlington, US 2 2
Moebius, Michael G Somerville, US 37 209
Rogomentich, Francis J Wilmington, US 10 50
Sinclair, Matthew A Stoneham, US 27 170
Spector, Steven J Lexington, US 32 151

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