Multiple pixel scanning LIDAR

DS Hall, PJ Kerstens, MN Rekow… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
In one aspect, illumination light from each LIDAR mea surement channel is emitted to the
surrounding environment in a different direction by a beam scanning device. The beam …

Single frequency time of flight de-aliasing

RT Crane, RG Fleck, J Perry - US Patent 9,602,807, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method are disclosed for determining a depth map using TOF
with low power consumption. In order to disambiguate, or de-alias, the returned distance (s) …

Lidar detector having a plurality of time to digital converters integrated onto a detector chip

JG LaChapelle, JM Eichenholz, SD Gaalema… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
5, 867, 305 A 5, 872, 621 A 5, 892, 575 A 5, 978, 736 A 6, 449, 384 B2 6, 493, 653 B1 6,
512, 993 B2 6, 710, 324 B2 6, 723, 975 B2 6, 747, 747 B2 6, 759, 649 B2 7, 012, 248 B2 7 …

Integrated illumination and detection for LIDAR based 3-D imaging

DS Hall, PJ Kerstens, MN Rekow - US Patent 11,073,617, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for performing three dimensional LIDAR measurements with a highly
integrated LIDAR measurement device are described herein. In one aspect, the illumination …

Time of flight measurements in positron emission tomography

T Frach, T Solf, A Thon - US Patent 8,164,063, 2012 - Google Patents
A positron emission tomography apparatus (100) includes a plurality of radiation sensitive
detector systems (106) and selective trigger systems (120). The selective trigger systems …

On-chip time-based digital conversion of pixel outputs

T Oggier, M Lehmann, B Buettgen - US Patent 7,889,257, 2011 - Google Patents
An integrated sensor chip comprises at least one pixel. The at least one pixel comprises:
one or several integration regions for receiving and storing photogenerated charges; a …

Delay compensation in modulated optical time-of-flight phase estimation

DK Min, YG ** - US Patent 8,482,722, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A distance measurement method includes measuring a plu rality of
integrated signals at a plurality of modulation phase offsets; estimating at least one …

Apparatus and methods for automatic time measurements

M Chu, JS Bal - US Patent 11,079,723, 2021 - Google Patents
A time-to-digital converter obtains a Start signal to indicate the start of an event, and a Stop
signal whose assertion indicates the stop of the event. The Stop signal can be asserted …

Sense node capacitive structure for time of flight sensor

M Lehmann, B Buettgen, J Felber - US Patent 9,000,349, 2015 - Google Patents
Three dimensional (3D) time-of-flight (TOF) cameras are capable of getting depth
information for all pixels in a two dimensional array in real-time. The distance resolution of …

Multiple pulse, LIDAR based 3-D imaging

DS Hall, PJ Kerstens - US Patent 11,137,480, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for performing multiple pulse LIDAR measurements are presented
herein. In one aspect, each LIDAR measurement beam illuminates a location in a three …