Vision first light detection and ranging system
AssigneeComotomo Corporation
InventorsSang-Pyo Kim, SeongYoon Cho, Jae Young Lee
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Abstract
A vision first light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system captures an image including a targeted object and uses the image to determine a predicted location of the targeted object. Based on the predicted location, the vision first LIDAR system directs a tracking beam onto the targeted object and detects a portion of the tracking beam reflected by the targeted object. The vision first LIDAR system includes an image sensor to capture the image for predicting the location of the targeted object and includes a distance sensor to determine a distance to the targeted object using the tracking beam.
Claims20
A vision first LIDAR system comprising:
- a first image sensor configured to capture an image including a targeted object;
- a distance sensor configured to detect a distance to the targeted object by emitting a tracking beam and detecting a portion of the tracking beam reflected from the targeted object;
- a beam scanner configured to receive the tracking beam and operated to direct the tracking beam onto the targeted object;
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- a processor coupled to the image sensor, the distance sensor and the beam scanner, the controller configured to:
- determine one or more pixels corresponding to the-targeted object in the captured image;
- generate a control signal based on a location of the one or more pixels in the image;
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- provide the control signal to the beam scanner to direct the tracking beam onto the targeted object.
A method comprising:
- capturing an image including a targeted object;
- determining one or more pixels corresponding to the targeted object in the captured image;
- generating a control signal based on a location of the one or more pixels in the image;
- directing a tracking beam onto the targeted object based on the generated control signal;
- detecting a portion of the tracking beam reflected by the targeted object;
- and
- determining a distance to the targeted object based on the detection.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, that when executed by one or more processors cause the processors to:
- capture an image including a targeted object;
- determine one or more pixels corresponding to the targeted object in the captured image;
- generate a control signal based on a location of the one or more pixels in the image;
- direct a tracking beam onto the targeted object based on the generated control signal;
- detect a portion of the tracking beam reflected by the targeted object;
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- determine a distance to the targeted object based on the detection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.