Vehicle with multiple light detection and ranging devices (LIDARs)

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9778364
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15455009

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A vehicle is provided that includes one or more wheels positioned at a bottom side of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a first light detection and ranging device (LIDAR) positioned at a top side of the vehicle opposite to the bottom side. The first LIDAR is configured to scan an environment around the vehicle based on rotation of the first LIDAR about an axis. The first LIDAR has a first resolution. The vehicle also includes a second LIDAR configured to scan a field-of-view of the environment that extends away from the vehicle along a viewing direction of the second LIDAR. The second LIDAR has a second resolution. The vehicle also includes a controller configured to operate the vehicle based on the scans of the environment by the first LIDAR and the second LIDAR.

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GOOGLE LLC1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Droz, Pierre-yves Los Altos, US 251 5243
Fidric, Bernard Cupertino, US 33 962
Gruver, Daniel San Francisco, US 20 1632
Iordache, Dorel Ionut Walnut Creek, US 18 892
Lenius, Samuel William Sunnyvale, US 40 1313
Levandowski, Anthony Berkeley, US 50 1911
McCann, William San Francisco, US 22 1001
Morriss, Zachary San Francisco, US 22 1479
Pardhan, Rahim San Francisco, US 19 473
Pennecot, Gaetan San Francisco, US 40 2129
Ulrich, Drew Eugene San Francisco, US 14 1154
Wachter, Luke San Francisco, US 42 938

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