US 12,270,913 B1
LIDAR sensor system using particular scanning methods
Ryan Moore Galloway, Bozeman, MT (US); Duncan E. Luth, Bozeman, MT (US); and Chad F. Mitchell, Bozeman, MT (US)
Assigned to AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Aurora Operations, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/948,934.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 17/931 (2020.01) [B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 60/0016 (2020.02); B60W 60/0017 (2020.02); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); B60W 2300/125 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor system, comprising:
a laser source configured to generate a beam;
a light sensor configured to output a signal based on the beam;
an optic module configured to collimate the beam;
one or more scanning optics configured to receive the collimated beam from the optic module and output the collimated beam; and
one or more processors configured to evaluate an operation condition based on the signal.