Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actuated spinning sensor
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Application No.: US17373383Application Date: 2021-07-12
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Publication No.: US11448766B2Publication Date: 2022-09-20
- Inventor: William T. Sutherland , John Bray
- Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Lavanya Ratnam; Kelly G. Hyndman; Robert W. Busby
- Main IPC: G01S17/89
- IPC: G01S17/89 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S15/00 ; G01S17/88 ; G01S17/00 ; G01S13/00
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210341617A1 ACTUATED SPINNING SENSOR Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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