McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device having multiple receivers
Described herein is a LIDAR device that may include a transmitter, first and second receivers, and a rotating platform. The transmitter may be configured to emit light having a vertical beam width. The first receiver may be configured to detect light at a first resolution while scanning the environment with a first FOV and the second receiver may be configured to detect light at a second resolution while scanning the environment with a second FOV. In this arrangement, the first resolution may be higher than the second resolution, the first FOV may be at least partially different from the second FOV, and the vertical beam width may encompass at least a vertical extent of the first and second FOVs. Further, the rotating platform may be configured to rotate about an axis such that the transmitter and first and second receivers each move based on the rotation.
Waymo LLC
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Vadim Rahim William Caner Pierre-Yves Bernard Laila
Gutnik Pardhan McCann Onal Droz Fidric Mattos