Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Close-in illumination module
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Application No.: US18243238Application Date: 2023-09-07
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Publication No.: US12059994B2Publication Date: 2024-08-13
- Inventor: Giulia Guidi
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00 ; B60R11/04 ; G03B15/02 ; G01S7/481

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to optical systems, vehicles, and methods that are configured to illuminate and image a wide field of view of an environment. An example optical system includes a camera having an optical axis and an outer lens element disposed along the optical axis. The optical system also includes a plurality of illumination modules, each of which includes at least one light-emitter device configured to emit light along a respective emission axis and a secondary optical element optically coupled to the at least one light-emitter device. The secondary optical element is configured to provide a light emission pattern having an azimuthal angle extent of at least 170 degrees so as to illuminate a portion of an environment of the optical system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230415634A1 Close-In Illumination Module Public/Granted day:2023-12-28
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