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US 2017/0255199 A1Published application
Planar-beam, light detection and ranging system
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorScott Boehmke
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Abstract
A planar-beam, light detection and ranging (PLADAR) system can include a laser scanner that emits a planar-beam, and a detector array that detects reflected light from the planar beam.
Claims20
A planar-beam, light detection and ranging (PLADAR) system, the PLADAR system comprising:
- a laser scanner emitting a planar-beam;
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- a detector array to detect reflected light from the planar beam.
An autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising:
- at least one planar-beam, light detection and ranging (PLADAR) system to generate sensor data indicating a situational environment of the AV, each of the at least one PLADAR system comprising (i) a laser scanner emitting a planar beam, and (ii) a detector array to detect reflected light from the planar beam;
- an on-board data processing system to process the sensor data from the PLADAR system to identify features along a current route traveled by the AV;
- an acceleration, braking, and steering system;
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- an AV control system to utilize the processed sensor data to operate the acceleration, braking, and steering system along the current route.
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