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公开(公告)号:US20220268893A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17662595
申请日:2022-05-09
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Marvin SHU , Eric YOUNGE
IPC: G01S7/481 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/42 , G01S7/486 , B60L3/00 , H01S5/14 , G01S7/4863 , G01S7/497 , G01S17/931 , G01S17/10 , H01F38/14 , H05K1/02 , H05K1/14 , H05K1/18 , H05K5/00 , H04B10/114 , G02B3/00
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20220214454A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17525501
申请日:2021-11-12
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Marvin Shu
IPC: G01S17/10 , G02B27/30 , G01S7/486 , G02B27/00 , G02B27/09 , G01S17/42 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/4863 , G01S7/4865 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0216 , G01S17/931 , G01S17/89 , H01L27/146 , H01L31/02 , G01S17/08 , H04B10/50 , H04B10/67 , H04B10/69 , H04B10/80 , H01L27/144 , H01L31/107
Abstract: An optical system for performing distance measurements comprising: a bulk transmitter optic having a focal plane; an illumination source comprising a plurality of light emitters aligned to project discrete beams of light through the bulk transmitter optic into a field ahead of the optical system; and a micro-optic channel array disposed between the illumination source and the bulk transmitter optic, the micro-optic channel array defining a plurality of micro-optic channels, each micro-optic channel including a micro-optic lens spaced apart from a light emitter in the plurality of light emitters with the micro-optic lens positioned to receive a light cone from the light emitter and configured to generate a reduced-size spot image of the emitter at a location that is displaced from the emitter and that coincides with the focal plane of the bulk transmitter optic
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公开(公告)号:US20220107395A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17552303
申请日:2021-12-15
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Marvin SHU , Eric YOUNGE
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200284913A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-10
申请号:US16808988
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Pierre AMELOT , Daniel LU , Angus PACALA , Kairen Wong
IPC: G01S17/894 , G01S17/931 , B60W40/04 , B60W50/14
Abstract: Methods are provided for using a light ranging system of a vehicle. A computing system receives, from light ranging devices, ranging data including distance vectors to environmental surfaces. A distance vector can correspond to a pixel of a three-dimensional image stream. The system can identify a pose of a virtual camera relative to the light ranging devices. The light ranging devices are separated from the pose by first vectors that are used to translate some of the distance vectors using the first vectors. The system may determine colors associated with the translated distance vectors and display pixels of the three-dimensional image stream using the colors at pixel positions specified by the translated distance vectors. The system may use one or more vehicle models with the ranging data to provide semantic labels that describe a region that has been, or is likely to be, in a collision.
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公开(公告)号:US20200025879A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16209869
申请日:2018-12-04
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Marvin SHU , Eric YOUNGE
Abstract: A light ranging system including a housing; a shaft defining an axis of rotation; a first circuit board assembly disposed within and coupled to the housing in a fixed relationship such that the first circuit board assembly is aligned along a first plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the first circuit board assembly including a plurality of first circuit elements disposed on a first circuit board; a second circuit board assembly spaced apart from the first circuit board assembly within the housing in a second plane parallel to the first plane and rotationally coupled to the shaft such that the second circuit board assembly rotates about the axis of rotation, the second circuit board assembly including a plurality of second circuit elements disposed on a second circuit board and aligned with and configured to function in wireless cooperation with at least one of the first plurality of circuit elements; and a light ranging device electrically connected to and coupled to rotate with the second circuit board assembly, the light ranging device configured to transmit light pulses to objects in a surrounding environment, 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190146088A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-16
申请号:US16245909
申请日:2019-01-11
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Eric YOUNGE
IPC: G01S17/10 , G01S7/486 , G01S17/42 , G02B27/30 , G02B27/09 , H01L31/107 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0216 , H01L27/144 , G02B27/00 , G01S7/481 , H04B10/80 , H04B10/69 , H04B10/67 , H04B10/50 , H01L31/02 , H01L27/146 , G01S17/93 , G01S17/89
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180329066A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-15
申请号:US15980509
申请日:2018-05-15
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA
Abstract: Methods and systems can augment 360 degree panoramic LIDAR results (e.g., from a spinning LIDAR system) with color obtained from color cameras. A color-pixel-lookup table can specify the correspondence between LIDAR pixels (depth/ranging pixels) and color pixels, which may be done at different viewing object distances. The operation of the color cameras can be triggered by the angular positions of the LIDAR system. For example, a color image of a particular camera can be captured when the LIDAR system is at a particular angular position, which can be predetermined based on properties of the cameras (e.g., shutter speed). Alternatively or in addition, a common internal clock can be used to assign timestamps to LIDAR and color pixels as they are captured. The corresponding color pixel(s), e.g., as determined using a color-pixel-lookup table, with the closest timestamp can be used for colorization.
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公开(公告)号:US20180329065A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-15
申请号:US15979235
申请日:2018-05-14
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , ERIC YOUNGE
IPC: G01S17/93 , H01L31/02 , H01L27/146 , G01S17/89
CPC classification number: G01S17/10 , G01S7/4813 , G01S7/4815 , G01S7/4816 , G01S7/4817 , G01S7/486 , G01S7/4863 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/08 , G01S17/42 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/936 , G02B5/205 , G02B27/0037 , G02B27/0955 , G02B27/30 , H01L27/1446 , H01L27/14643 , H01L31/02027 , H01L31/02165 , H01L31/02327 , H01L31/107 , H04B10/503 , H04B10/675 , H04B10/6973 , H04B10/801
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180329061A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-15
申请号:US15979266
申请日:2018-05-14
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL , Marvin SHU
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180329060A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-15
申请号:US15979277
申请日:2018-05-14
Applicant: Ouster, Inc.
Inventor: Angus PACALA , Mark FRICHTL
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.
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