McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Power modulation for a rotary light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device
An example method involves rotating a sensor that emits light pulses and detects reflections of the emitted light pulses based on a pointing direction of the sensor. The method also involves identifying a range of pointing directions of the sensor that are associated with a target region of an environment. The method also involves determining whether a current pointing direction of the sensor is within the identified range. The method also involves modulating the emitted light pulses according to a first modulation scheme in response to a determination that the current pointing direction is within the identified range. The method also involves modulating the emitted light pulses according to a second modulation scheme in response to a determination that the current pointing direction is outside the identified range. The second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme.
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Bernard Pierre-Yves
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