US 11,703,569 B2
LIDAR data acquisition and control
David S. Hall, Oakland, CA (US); Raymond Liou, Cupertino, CA (US); Oren Milgrome, Richmond, CA (US); Anand Gopalan, Foster City, CA (US); and Pravin Kumar Venkatesan, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/748,498.
Application 16/748,498 is a continuation of application No. 15/974,527, filed on May 8, 2018, granted, now 10,545,222.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/503,237, filed on May 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0166613 A1, May 28, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 7/4811 (2013.01) [G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated LIDAR measurement device, comprising:
a printed circuit board having an illumination driver mounted thereto; and
a return signal receiver mounted to the printed circuit board,
wherein the return signal receiver is configured to, in response to receiving a command signal, generate a trigger signal and communicate the trigger signal to the illumination driver;
wherein the return signal receiver is configured to determine a time of flight associated with each of one or more return light signals.