Lidar system with multiple comparators and time-to-digital converters

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PATENT NO 12248102
APP PUB NO 20200191963A1
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16773409

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A lidar system includes a transmitter that encodes successive transmit pulses with different pulse characteristics and a receiver that detects the pulse characteristics of each received (scattered or reflected) pulse and that distinguishes between the received pulses based on the detected pulse characteristics. The lidar system thus resolves range ambiguities by encoding pulses of scan positions in the same or different scan periods to have different pulse characteristics, such as different pulse widths or different pulse envelope shapes. The receiver includes a pulse decoder configured to detect the relevant pulse characteristics of the received pulse and a resolver that determines if the pulse characteristics of the received pulse matches the pulse characteristics of the current scan position or that of a previous scan position.

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  • LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Campbell, Scott R Sanford, US 51 2730
Eichenholz, Jason M Orlando, US 103 5187
LaChapelle, Joseph G Philomath, US 71 2342
Russell, Austin K Orlando, US 37 1544

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