Steerable high energy beam

A method for detecting objects using LIDAR, the method comprising:

• controlling at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux of light from at least one light source to vary over a scanning cycle of a field of view, wherein the light projected from the at least one light source is directed to at least one deflector to scan the field of view;
• receiving from at least one sensor, reflections signals indicative of light reflected from objects in the field of view;
• coordinating light flux and scanning in a manner to cause at least three sectors to occur in a scanning cycle, a first sector having a first light flux and an associated first point resolution, a second sector having a second light flux and an associated second point resolution, and a third sector having third light flux and an associated third point resolution, and wherein the second light flux is greater than each of the first light flux and the third light flux;
• and
• detecting, based on input from the at least one sensor, an object in the second sector at a point resolution higher than the first point resolution and the third point resolution.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for detecting objects using a LIDAR system, the method comprising:

• controlling at least one light source in a manner enabling light flux from at least one light source to vary over a scanning cycle of a field of view, wherein the light projected from the at least one light source is directed to at least one deflector to scan the field of view;
• receiving from at least one sensor, reflections signals indicative of light reflected from objects in the field of view;
• coordinating light flux and scanning in a manner to cause at least three sectors to occur in a scanning cycle, a first sector having a first light flux and an associated first detection range, a second sector having a second light flux and an associated second detection range, and a third sector having third light flux and an associated a third detection range, and wherein the second light flux is greater than each of the first light flux and the third light flux;
• and
• detecting, based on input from the at least one sensor, an object in the second sector located at a distance beyond the first detection range and the third detection range.