CPC G01S 7/481 (2013.01) [G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A sensor system, comprising:
a housing;
an emitter, carried by the housing, that emits a beam comprising depth-data signals;
a beam-distribution adjustment system comprising a plurality of reflective assemblies and a plurality of actuators; and
a processor programmed to control the beam-distribution adjustment system by selectively changing an angular distribution of the depth-data signals emitted from the housing;
wherein a different one of the plurality of actuators is coupled to each of the plurality of reflective assemblies;
at least one of the plurality of reflective assemblies is positioned in the housing in an optical path of the depth-data signals emitted from the emitter;
when the processor controls the beam-distribution adjustment system from a nominal position to at least one deployed position, at least some of the plurality of actuators control a pivotal movement of the corresponding plurality of reflective assemblies; and
an angular extent of the angular distribution of the depth-data signals emitted from the housing has a different value when the beam-distribution adjustment system is in the nominal position than when the beam-distribution adjustment system is in the at least one deployed position.
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