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US 12,761,330 B2Granted
Micro-LIDAR sensor
AssigneesYujin Robot Co., Ltd., Miele & Cie. KG
InventorsSeong Ju Park, Jae Young Lee, Chang Oh Mun
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Abstract
The present embodiments provide a rotational scanning LIDAR sensor minimized in size, the sensor adjusting the exposure time and intensity of light according to a scanning situation through a plurality of transmitter/receiver groups positioned on an inclined surface of a rotary module, thereby generating a point cloud having improved distance measurement accuracy to an object, and extracting a relative angle on the basis of a reflective pattern reflected from the object.
Claims16
A LIDAR sensor, comprising:
- a transmission and reception module which transmits light and receives reflected light;
- a rotary module which is connected to the transmission and reception module and is rotatable;
- a connection module which transmits a torque to the rotary module and has the rotary module installed therein;
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- a fixing module which fixes the connection module thereto and transmits a power to the connection module,
- wherein the transmission and reception module is configured to analyze a waveform of the reflected light with one or more frequencies to measure a distance according to a time difference and acquire a point cloud, and a rotary column having a plurality of inclined surfaces is located in a rotation axis position of the rotary module,
- the fixing module is connected to a sensor cover having a protrusion structure which is inserted into a recessed space of an upper end of the rotary column,
- the transmission and reception module includes:
- a plurality of transmission and reception groups in which one or more transmitters and one or more receivers are disposed to be spaced apart from each other to be combined;
- and a first controller which is configured to control an operation of the plurality of transmission and reception groups,
- the plurality of transmission and reception groups is installed on the plurality of inclined surfaces, is directed to a predetermined vertical angle, is disposed in a predetermined horizontal direction, and is disposed in consideration of a center of gravity,
- the transmission and reception groups include:
- a first transmitter;
- a second transmitter which is horizontally disposed with the first transmitter;
- and a third transmitter which is vertically disposed between the first transmitter and the second transmitter,
- the transmitters including the first transmitter, the second transmitter, and the third transmitter include a separation film which is installed to be spaced apart from a body tube of the one or more receivers and blocks a light traveling path, and
- the first controller is configured to control an exposure time and an intensity of the light in accordance with a reference distance which distinguishes a near field from a far field, and adjusts the exposure time and the intensity of the light based on a remainder obtained by dividing a RPM of the rotary module by a predetermined integer.
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A mobile object, comprising:
- a LIDAR sensor which transmits light, receives reflected light, is configured to analyze a waveform of the reflected light with one or more frequencies to measure a distance according to the time difference, and acquire a point cloud, and
- a moving device which is implemented to move the moving object based on the distance,
- wherein the LIDAR sensor includes:
- a transmission and reception module which transmits light and receives reflected light;
- a rotary module which is connected to the transmission and reception module and is rotatable;
- a connection module which transmits a torque to the rotary module and has the rotary module installed therein;
- and
- a fixing module which fixes the connection module thereto and transmits a power to the connection module,
- wherein the transmission and reception module is configured to analyze a waveform of the reflected light with one or more frequencies to measure a distance according to a time difference and acquire a point cloud,
- a rotary column having a plurality of inclined surfaces is located in a rotary shaft position of the rotary module,
- the fixing module is connected to a sensor cover having a protrusion structure which is inserted into a recessed space of an upper end of the rotary column,
- the transmission and reception module includes:
- a plurality of transmission and reception groups in which one or more transmitters and one or more receivers are disposed to be spaced apart from each other to be combined;
- and a first controller which is configured to control an operation of the plurality of transmission and reception groups,
- the plurality of transmission and reception groups is installed on the plurality of inclined surfaces, is directed to a predetermined vertical angle, is disposed in a predetermined horizontal direction, and is disposed in consideration of a center of gravity,
- the transmission and reception groups include:
- a first transmitter;
- a second transmitter which is horizontally disposed with the first transmitter;
- and a third transmitter which is vertically disposed between the first transmitter and the second transmitter,
- the transmitters including the first transmitter, the second transmitter, and the third transmitter include a separation film which is installed to be spaced apart from a body tube of the one or more receivers and blocks a light traveling path, and
- the first controller is configured to control an exposure time and an intensity of the light in accordance with a reference distance which distinguishes a near field from a far field, and adjusts the exposure time and the intensity of the light based on a remainder obtained by dividing a RPM of the rotary module by a predetermined integer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.