公开(公告)号：US20180329062A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15979295

申请日：2018-05-14

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04B10/69 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/67 ,  H04B10/80 ,  G01S7/486

CPC classification number: G01S7/486 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G02B5/205 ,  H01L27/1446 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L31/02027 ,  H01L31/02165 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/107

Abstract: Embodiments describe optical imagers that include one or more micro-optic components. Some imagers can be passive imagers that include a light detection system for receiving ambient light from a field. Some imagers can be active imagers that include a light emission system in addition to the light detection system. The light emission system can be configured to emit light into the field such that emitted light is reflected off surfaces of an object in the field and received by the light detection system. In some embodiments, the light detection system and/or the light emission system includes micro-optic components for improving operational performance.

公开(公告)号：US20240418833A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18639643

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL ,  Marvin SHU ,  Eric YOUNGE

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  B60L3/00 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G05D1/249 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02K11/00 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: A light ranging system including a shaft having a longitudinal axis; a light ranging device configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the light ranging device including a light source configured to transmit light pulses to objects in a surrounding environment, and detector circuitry configured to detect reflected portions of the light pulses that are reflected from the objects in the surrounding environment and to compute ranging data based on the reflected portion of the light pulses; a base subsystem that does not rotate about the shaft; and an optical communications subsystem configured to provide an optical communications channel between the base subsystem and the light ranging device, the optical communications subsystem including one or more turret optical communication components connected to the detector circuitry and one or more base optical communication components connected to the base subsystem.

公开(公告)号：US20240305767A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18613587

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: H04N13/218 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B27/46 ,  G02B30/27

CPC classification number: H04N13/218 ,  G02B3/0056 ,  G02B5/005 ,  G02B5/208 ,  G02B27/46 ,  G02B30/27

Abstract: An optical system for collecting distance information within a field is provided. The optical system may include lenses for collecting photons from a field and may include lenses for distributing photons to a field. The optical system may include lens tubes that collimate collected photons, optical filters that reject normally incident light outside of the operating wavelength, and pixels that detect incident photons. The optical system may further include illumination sources that output photons at an operating wavelength.

公开(公告)号：US20230384153A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18328479

申请日：2023-06-02

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J3/51 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01J3/46 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  H01L31/02

CPC classification number: G01J1/4204 ,  G01J3/51 ,  G01J3/0224 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01J3/46 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  H01L31/02027 ,  G01S17/88

Abstract: A multispectral sensor array can include a combination of ranging sensor channels (e.g., LIDAR sensor channels) and ambient-light sensor channels tuned to detect ambient light having a channel-specific property (e.g., color). The sensor channels can be arranged and spaced to provide multispectral images of a field of view in which the multispectral images from different sensors are inherently aligned with each other to define an array of multispectral image pixels. Various optical elements can be provided to facilitate imaging operations. Light ranging/imaging systems incorporating multispectral sensor arrays can operate in rotating and/or static modes.

公开(公告)号：US20230375704A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18362775

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/42 ,  H01L31/107 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/4863

CPC classification number: G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S17/42 ,  H01L31/107 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/4863

Abstract: A light ranging system can include a laser device and an imaging device having photosensors. The laser device illuminates a scene with laser pulse radiation that reflects off of objects in the scene. The reflections can vary greatly depending on the reflecting surface shape and reflectivity. The signal measured by photosensors can be filtered with a number of matched filter designed according to profiles of different reflected signals. A best matched filter can be identified, and hence information about the reflecting surface and accurate ranging information can be obtained. The laser pulse radiation can be emitted in coded pulses by allowing weights to different detection intervals. Other enhancements include staggering laser pulses and changing an operational status of photodetectors of a pixel sensor, as well as efficient signal processing using a sensor chip that includes processing circuits and photosensors.

公开(公告)号：US20230009055A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17929876

申请日：2022-09-06

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J3/51 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01J3/46 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  H01L31/02

Abstract: A multispectral sensor array can include a combination of ranging sensor channels (e.g., LIDAR sensor channels) and ambient-light sensor channels tuned to detect ambient light having a channel-specific property (e.g., color). The sensor channels can be arranged and spaced to provide multispectral images of a field of view in which the multispectral images from different sensors are inherently aligned with each other to define an array of multispectral image pixels. Various optical elements can be provided to facilitate imaging operations. Light ranging/imaging systems incorporating multispectral sensor arrays can operate in rotating and/or static modes.

公开(公告)号：US20220179071A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17538816

申请日：2021-11-30

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01S17/10 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/107 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/42

Abstract: A light ranging system can include a laser device and an imaging device having photosensors. The laser device illuminates a scene with laser pulse radiation that reflects off of objects in the scene. The reflections can vary greatly depending on the reflecting surface shape and reflectivity. The signal measured by photosensors can be filtered with a number of matched filter designed according to profiles of different reflected signals. A best matched filter can be identified, and hence information about the reflecting surface and accurate ranging information can be obtained. The laser pulse radiation can be emitted in coded pulses by allowing weights to different detection intervals. Other enhancements include staggering laser pulses and changing an operational status of photodetectors of a pixel sensor, as well as efficient signal processing using a sensor chip that includes processing circuits and photosensors.

公开(公告)号：US20210255281A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17194068

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL ,  Marvin SHU ,  Eric YOUNGE

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/08

Abstract: Optical systems and methods for collecting distance information are disclosed. An example optical system includes a first transmitting optic, a plurality of illumination sources, a pixel array comprising at least a first column of pixels and a second column of pixels, each pixel in the first column of pixels being offset from an adjacent pixel in the first column of pixels by a first pixel pitch, the second column of pixels being horizontally offset from the first column of pixels by the first pixel pitch, the second column of pixels being vertically offset from the first column of pixels by a first vertical pitch; and a set of input channels interposed between the first transmitting optic and the pixel array.

公开(公告)号：US20200116560A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-16

申请号：US16534910

申请日：2019-08-07

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J3/51 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01J3/02

Abstract: A multispectral sensor array can include a combination of ranging sensor channels (e.g., LIDAR sensor channels) and ambient-light sensor channels tuned to detect ambient light having a channel-specific property (e.g., color). The sensor channels can be arranged and spaced to provide multispectral images of a field of view in which the multispectral images from different sensors are inherently aligned with each other to define an array of multispectral image pixels. Various optical elements can be provided to facilitate imaging operations. Light ranging/imaging systems incorporating multispectral sensor arrays can operate in rotating and/or static modes.

公开(公告)号：US20190011562A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16028168

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Ouster, Inc.

Inventor： Angus PACALA ,  Mark FRICHTL

IPC: G01S17/88 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L25/16 ,  G02B27/30 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G01S17/08

Abstract: Embodiments describe a solid state electronic scanning LIDAR system that includes a scanning focal plane transmitting element and a scanning focal plane receiving element whose operations are synchronized so that the firing sequence of an emitter array in the transmitting element corresponds to a capturing sequence of a photosensor array in the receiving element. During operation, the emitter array can sequentially fire one or more light emitters into a scene and the reflected light can be received by a corresponding set of one or more photosensors through an aperture layer positioned in front of the photosensors. Each light emitter can correspond with an aperture in the aperture layer, and each aperture can correspond to a photosensor in the receiving element such that each light emitter corresponds with a specific photosensor in the receiving element.