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US 2018/0003804 A1Published application
Refractive beam steering device useful for automated vehicle lidar
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYew Kwang Low, Kok Wee Yeo, Chee Keng Yeo
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Abstract
An illustrative example device for steering a beam of radiation includes at least one compressible optic component including at least one lens in a compressible optic material adjacent the lens. An actuator controls an orientation of the lens by selectively applying pressure on the compressible optic material.
Claims20
A device for steering a beam of radiation, the device comprising:
- at least one compressible optic component including at least one lens and a compressible optic material adjacent the at least one lens;
- and
- an actuator that controls an orientation of the at least one lens by selectively applying pressure on the compressible optic material.
A method of steering a beam of radiation, the method comprising:
- directing radiation through at least one compressible optic component that includes at least one lens and a compressible optic material adjacent the at least one lens;
- and
- controlling an orientation of the at least one lens by selectively applying pressure on the compressible optic material.
A LIDAR device for use on an automated vehicle, comprising:
- a source of radiation;
- at least one compressible optic component situated in a pathway of radiation emitted by the source, the at least one compressible optic component including at least one lens and a compressible optic material adjacent the at least one lens;
- and
- an actuator that controls an orientation of the at least one lens relative to the source of radiation by selectively applying pressure on the compressible optic material,
- wherein a direction of a beam of radiation depends on the orientation of the at least one lens relative to the source.
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