LIDAR with a biaxial mirror assembly

Abstract

A biaxial scanning system suitable for use in a LIDAR system. The biaxial system comprises a payload; a first actuator coupled to the payload and adapted to rotate the payload about a first axis; and a resonant oscillator. The system can also comprise a second actuator adapted to rotate the first actuator and the payload around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Also provided is a scanning system, comprising a light source configured to generate at least one light beam; at least one deflector; a first actuator configured to rotate the at least one deflector about a first scan axis and a second actuator configured to rotate the at least one deflector about a second scan axis, the at least one deflector configured to deflect the at least one light beam to a field of view; and at least one processor configured to control the light source, the first actuator and the second actuator to cause the at least one deflector to scan the field of view.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.