Patents Assigned to SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20240151823
    Abstract: This application discloses a LiDAR controlling method, the LiDAR includes a laser emission array and a laser receiving array, and the method includes: in a measurement cycle, determining at least one emission block to be turned on in a current measurement cycle from the laser emission array, where the laser emission array includes multiple emission blocks, and each emission block includes multiple emission units; controlling at least one emission block to emit a laser beam according to a preset rule; and controlling a receiving block in the laser receiving array that corresponds to the at least one emission block to receive a laser echo, where the laser echo refers to an echo formed after the laser beam is reflected by a target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changsheng GONG, Rentian CAO, Jiaxin WANG
  • Publication number: 20240142621
    Abstract: The embodiments of this application disclose a time of flight measurement method, including: performing delay processing on an echo signal to obtain N delayed signals; generating X clock signals with different phases based on a multi-phase clock unit; performing delay latch on the N delayed signals based on each of the X clock signals; determining a to-be-processed time of flight based on the reference signal and each of the delay latch result; and determining a target time of flight based on the X to-be-processed time of flights, where the target time of flight is a time difference between emitting the reference signal and receiving the echo signal. With the embodiment of this application, the precision of measuring the time of flight of the echo signal can be effectively improved while saving costs and simplifying calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240142582
    Abstract: This application is applicable to the technical field of LiDAR, and provides a scanning apparatus controlling method, an electronic device and a LiDAR. The scanning apparatus controlling method includes: obtaining first movement information of a first scanning apparatus at a current moment, where the first movement information includes any one or more of a position, an angular velocity and angular acceleration; predicting a position of a second scanning apparatus at a next moment based on the first movement information and a relative positional relationship between the first scanning apparatus and the second scanning apparatus; and controlling rotation of the second scanning apparatus based on the position of the second scanning apparatus at the next moment so that the second scanning apparatus can be rotated along with an actual position of the first scanning apparatus, thereby improving repeatability of scanning tracks formed by laser beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rongtong MA
  • Publication number: 20240142583
    Abstract: This application relates to a galvanometer-based laser synchronization controlling method, calibration method and apparatus, and a LiDAR. The galvanometer-based laser synchronization controlling method includes obtaining a fast-axis feedback signal when a galvanometer scans; obtaining a first phase difference between a fast-axis drive signal and the fast-axis feedback signal and obtaining a second phase difference between an emission period of a laser beam and the fast-axis drive signal; and setting a phase for the fast-axis drive signal based on the first phase difference and the second phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hankui ZHANG, Yipeng LI, Peng WANG, Guanxing PEI, Xiao SHEN, Feng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240146021
    Abstract: Embodiment of this application discloses a laser emission module and a laser ranging device. The laser emission module includes an emission substrate, a light emitting chip, at least one anode drive chip, and at least one cathode drive chip. The light emitting chip is assembled on a first surface of the emission substrate, internally integrated with a laser array, which includes m*n lasers, anodes of the lasers located in the same row are electrically connected and lead out a common anode end, and cathodes of the lasers located in the same column are electrically connected and lead out a common cathode end. The anode drive chip is assembled on the emission substrate, internally integrated with m anode drive circuits. The m anode drive circuits are respectively electrically connected with m common anode ends. Embodiment of this application can reduce the size of the laser emission module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuozhi YAN, Rentian CAO
  • Publication number: 20240146049
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a control circuit of a galvanometer motor and a LiDAR. The control circuit is configured to control the galvanometer motor to be discharged during a power failure, and the control circuit includes a switch circuit and a discharge circuit. The switch circuit is configured to access a control voltage; and the discharge circuit is connected to the switch circuit and configured to be connected to a driving positive electrode and a driving negative electrode of the galvanometer motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huamin LANG
  • Publication number: 20240134016
    Abstract: A signal processing method provided in this application is applied to a terminal device, and the signal processing method includes: after an indication signal sent by a laser receiving sensor is received, processing the indication signal to obtain a target signal, where delay of the target signal relative to the indication signal is preset duration, a pulse width of the target signal is a target width, and the target signal is configured to trigger laser emission; and determining a start moment of laser emission based on the target signal and the indication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changsheng GONG, Yajun DU
  • Patent number: 11965953
    Abstract: A radar data transceiver, a ranging method, and a LiDAR are provided. The transceiver includes: a synchronization module, configured to generate a synchronization signal and send the synchronization signal to an emission module and a receiving module separately; the emission module, connected with the synchronization module and configured to delay the synchronization signal according to a preset delay policy, generate a first emission signal, and emit the first emission signal; and the receiving module, connected with the synchronization module and configured to receive a reflected signal, generate a first histogram according to the reflected signal and the synchronization signal, and superimpose histograms obtained by n measurements to generate an echo signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changsheng Gong, Yajun Du
  • Publication number: 20240118398
    Abstract: This application provides a detection method of a laser detection apparatus and the laser detection apparatus, where the detection method includes: controlling two lasers with different emission power respectively to emit triangular wave signals with different sweep slopes and in opposite sweep directions to the target object in the same sweep period; then receiving local oscillator signals; and further based on a magnitude relationship of the power of the two lasers, a value of the sweep slope, and frequency of the local oscillator signals and the beat frequency signal of the corresponding echo signal, determining a moving direction and a speed of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20240118390
    Abstract: This application discloses a LiDAR and a device. The LiDAR includes: a receiving module and a plurality of emission modules, and a combination of emission fields of view of the plurality of emission modules matches the receiving field of view of the receiving module. Each emission module includes a laser and an emission optical component located on a light emission side of the laser. An area of a projection region of a light emission region of the laser of the emission module on a light-incident face of the emission optical component is smaller than an area of the light-incident face. Emission angles of view of the plurality of emission modules are overlapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao WANG, Kaipeng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11953621
    Abstract: An optical phased array, a method for reducing a phase error thereof, a LiDAR, and an intelligent apparatus are provided. The optical phased array includes an optical signal output unit, a waveguide unit, and an antenna transmitting unit. The optical signal output unit is configured to output M optical signals. The waveguide unit includes M waveguide pipes, each waveguide pipe includes at least one connection waveguide, and each of the at least one connection waveguide includes an input mode converter, a wide waveguide, and an output mode converter that are connected in sequence. The antenna transmitting unit is configured to transmit M optical signals outputted from the waveguide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jing Wang
  • Patent number: 11947012
    Abstract: The present application discloses a LiDAR controlling method and device, an electronic apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: in a measurement period, determining an emitting group to be started in the measurement period from a laser emitting array, where the emitting group includes at least two emitting units, and physical positions of the at least two emitting units meet a condition of no optical crosstalk; controlling the at least two emitting units to emit laser beams asynchronously based on a preset rule; and controlling a receiving unit group of the laser receiving array corresponding to the emitting group to receive laser echoes, where the laser echoes refer to echoes formed after the laser beams are reflected by a target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changsheng Gong, Xi Feng
  • Patent number: 11940561
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laser receiving device and a LiDAR. An isolation component is provided between a plurality of parallel sensor groups, and an isolation component is provided between a plurality of amplifier groups in parallel, so that a plurality of parallel receiving channels each form an independent current loop, thereby reducing noise crosstalk among signal receiving channels and improving the signal-to-noise ratio of the laser receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yanmin Li, Zhen Zhang, Shengqiang Pan
  • Publication number: 20240085529
    Abstract: The present application provides a transceiving module and a LiDAR. The transceiving module includes a substrate and multiple transceiving assemblies, where the multiple transceiving assemblies are arranged on the substrate in sequence along a first direction, each transceiving assembly includes an emission waveguide and a receiving waveguide, the emission waveguide is configured to transmit and emit a detection beam, and the receiving waveguide is configured to receive and transmit an echo beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng JIANG, Hao WANG, Xiong JIANG
  • Publication number: 20240085531
    Abstract: An opto-mechanical system is provided. The opto-mechanical system includes a light emission assembly, a light receiving assembly, a mainboard, a light scanning assembly, and an electronic control board. The mainboard is electrically connected to the light emission assembly and configured to control the light emission assembly to emit an emission light signal to the target object, and is electrically connected to the light receiving assembly and configured to control the light receiving assembly to receive an echo light signal reflected by a target object. The emission light signal is transmitted by the light scanning assembly to the target object, and the echo light signal is transmitted by the light scanning assembly to the light receiving assembly. The electronic control board is disposed independently of the mainboard and electrically connected to the mainboard, and is electrically connected to the light scanning assembly to control movements of the light scanning assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youxue LEI, Yue ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11927695
    Abstract: This application pertains to the technical field of LiDAR, and discloses a phased array emission apparatus, a LiDAR, and an automated driving device. The phased array emission apparatus includes an edge coupler, an optical combiner, and a phased array unit. An output end of the edge coupler is connected to an input end of the optical combiner, and an output end of the optical combiner is connected to an input end of the phased array unit. The edge coupler is configured to input and couple a first optical signal. The optical combiner is configured to transmit, to the phased array unit, the first optical signal coupled by the edge coupler. The phased array unit is configured to split the first optical signal into several first optical sub-signals and emit the first optical sub-signals. In the foregoing method, coupling efficiency can be improved, thereby meeting a low-loss requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Yalin Ren, Ben Niu, Lin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11927672
    Abstract: This application provides a data processing method and apparatus and a storage medium. The data processing method includes: obtaining K idle calculation blocks in real time, where K is greater than or equal to 1; invoking first K pieces of detected data from a cache stack in a preset priority sequence of detected data, and inputting the detected data into the K idle calculation blocks; sequentially processing K pieces of detected data on the K idle calculation blocks in the preset priority sequence; and integrating sensing calculation results of the K pieces of detected data in real time based on a boundary relationship between detection ranges of the K pieces of detected data, and outputting a sensing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Leilei Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20240077589
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scanning apparatus placement method, an apparatus and a storage medium. The method includes: establishing a calculation model of a receiving cross section of a second scanning surface; based on the calculation model of a receiving cross section, within a preset rotation range of a first scanning apparatus and an allowable range of a first distance, obtaining a distribution set of sizes of cross sections corresponding to a size of the receiving cross section, an angle of the first scanning apparatus, and a first distance; and selecting a corresponding first distance from the distribution set of sizes of cross sections, when the sizes of the receiving cross sections are symmetrically distributed relative to an angle of the first scanning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huazhou CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240077590
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a LiDAR and a manufacturing method of the same, where the LiDAR includes a main body and a vibration damping structure, the main body includes a fixing base, and an optical system and a scanning system mounted on the fixing base, the vibration damping structure includes multiple vibration damping units, each vibration damping unit is connected to the fixing base, each vibration damping unit is configured to mount the fixing base onto a to-be-mounted member, and an elastic center of the vibration damping structure overlaps with a barycenter of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youxue LEI, Yue ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11914045
    Abstract: This application discloses a LiDAR, where the LiDAR includes: an emission apparatus, configured to emit a detection laser beam; a scanning apparatus, configured to receive the detection laser beam and emit the detection laser beam to a detection field of view, and to receive an echo laser beam and deflect the echo laser beam to the receiving apparatus; and a receiving apparatus, configured to receive the echo laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huazhou Chen