DISTRIBUTED LIDAR SENSING SYSTEM FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A three-dimensional mapping system comprising a moderate number (typically 2 to 4) of moderate-beam-count (typically 8-beam to 16-beam) lidar sensors is proposed to achieve low cost systems with wide fields of view. Secondary advantages include compact sensors and a small minimum range (possible by optimal placement of each of a plurality of sensors).

主权项

1. A wide-field-of-view time-of-flight lidar apparatus comprising:
a) a plurality of time-of-flight lidar sensors; b) a plurality of optical transmitter-receiver pairs per lidar sensor; c) a mechanism to scan the laser beam of each transmitter horizontally and vertically; d) central data processing electronics.