Devices and methods for adjustable resolution depth mapping

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9921056
APP PUB NO 20180045509A1
SERIAL NO

15661270

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Devices and methods are described that provide for scanning surfaces and generating 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the depth of the measured surface at each point. In general, the devices and methods utilize scanning mirror(s) that reflect a laser beam into a pattern of scan lines. When the raster pattern of scan lines is directed at a surface, reflections of the laser beam from the surface are received and used to the generate 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the measured surface depth at each point. The motion of the scanning mirror(s) can be dynamically adjusted to modify the characteristics of the resulting 3-dimensional point cloud of the surface. For example, the adjustment of the scanning mirror motion can modify the resolution or data density of the resulting 3-dimensional point cloud that describes the measured depths of the surface.

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MICROVISION INC6222 185TH AVE NE REDMOND WA 98052

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Honkanen, Jari Monroe, US 22 150
Viswanathan, P Selvan Bellevue, US 31 327

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