JP2023535648A - Lidar位相ノイズ除去システム - Google Patents
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本出願は、2020年9月4日付で出願された米国仮出願第63/074,832号についての優先権を主張する2021年8月31日付で出願された米国特許出願第17/463,263号についての優先権を主張する。出願第17/463,263号および第63/074,832号は、参照として本明細書に含まれる。
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- レーザビームがレーザソースとターゲットとの間を移動する時間を推定するLIDAR測定ユニットと、
前記レーザソースの位相を決定するように構成される基準測定ユニットと、
前記レーザソースの位相および前記レーザビームが移動する時間に少なくとも部分的に基づいて、前記レーザビームを表す信号から位相ノイズを除去するように構成される位相除去ユニットと、を含む
LIDARシステム。 - 自由空間干渉計と、
固定長干渉計と、をさらに含み、
前記レーザビームを表す信号は、前記自由空間干渉計から受信された第1ビート信号であり、
前記レーザソースの位相は、前記固定長干渉計から受信された第2ビート信号から計算され、
前記レーザソースは、前記自由空間干渉計と前記固定長干渉計に同時にレーザビームを供給する
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記自由空間干渉計は、第1局部発振器信号およびターゲット反射信号を結合して前記第1ビート信号を生成し、
前記固定長干渉計は、第2局部発振器信号および固定長光遅延線によって遅延した固定長信号を結合して前記第2ビート信号を生成する
請求項2に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記位相除去ユニットは、前記LIDAR測定ユニットで推定された前記レーザビームの移動時間だけ前記レーザソースの位相を遅延させるように構成される遅延演算を通じて前記レーザソースの遅延位相を生成する
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記位相除去ユニットは、前記レーザソースの位相から前記レーザソースの遅延した位相を減算して前記レーザソースのデルタ位相を生成し、
前記レーザソースの前記デルタ位相は、前記レーザビームを表す信号内の位相ノイズを表す
請求項4に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記位相除去ユニットは、前記レーザビームを表す信号に前記デルタ位相の複素共役(Complex Conjugate)を乗じて位相ノイズを除去する
請求項5に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記位相ノイズが除去された前記レーザビームを表す信号であるデノイズされた信号(Denoised Signal)から前記レーザソースと前記ターゲットとの間の距離を計算するように構成される距離計算ユニットをさらに含む
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記距離計算ユニットは、前記デノイズされた信号の周波数を決定し、
前記デノイズされた信号の前記周波数は、前記デノイズされた信号の周波数表現のピーク振幅に基づいて決定される
請求項7に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記LIDARシステムは、FMCW(Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave)LIDARシステムである
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記基準測定ユニットは、固定長干渉計からの同相信号(In-phase Signal)および直交信号(Quadrature Signal)に少なくとも部分的に基づいて前記レーザソースの位相を決定する
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記レーザソースの前記位相を決定するために、前記基準測定ユニットは、前記同相信号で割った前記直交信号にアークタンジェント演算(Arctangent Operation)を適用し、前記アークタンジェント演算からの出力に積分演算(Integration Operation)を適用するように構成される
請求項10に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記レーザビームの移動時間を推定するために、前記LIDAR測定ユニットは、自由空間干渉計からビート信号の周波数を決定するように構成され、
前記ビート信号の周波数は、前記ビート信号の周波数表現の少なくとも1つのピーク振幅に基づいて決定される
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 前記LIDARシステムは、周波数変調およびコリメートされた前記レーザビームで前記ターゲットの距離および速度を直接測定するように構成される
請求項1に記載のLIDARシステム。 - 請求項1ないし請求項13のいずれか一項に記載のLIDARシステムを含む
自律車両制御システム。 - 請求項1ないし請求項13のいずれか一項に記載のLIDARシステムを含む
自律車両。
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