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OwnerMark Alexander Shand, Lucas Peeters +5inventors
InventorsMark Alexander Shand, Lucas Peeters, Rui Wu, Blaise Gassend, Stephen Osborn, Paul Karplus, Georges Goetz
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Computing devices, systems, and methods described in various embodiments herein may relate to a light detection and ranging (lidar) system. An example computing device could include a controller having at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the at least one memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving information identifying an environmental condition surrounding a vehicle, the environmental condition being at least one of fog, mist, snow, dust, or rain. The operations also include determining a range of interest within a field of view of the lidar system based on the received information. The operations also include adjusting at least one of: a return light detection time period, sampling rate, or filtering threshold, for at least a portion of the field of view based on the determined range of interest.
A method of operating a lidar system coupled to a vehicle, the method comprising:
A computing device comprising:
A lidar system coupled to a vehicle, the lidar system comprising:
A vehicle comprising:
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