Abstract: Disclosed is a spatial division structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-range detection lidar sensor capable of detecting a plurality of detection regions using one lidar sensor. The multi-range detection lidar sensor includes a laser projector for projecting laser, a laser scanner for refracting the laser projected by the laser projector in any one angle range of a first vertical angle range and a second vertical angle range and scanning the laser, a receiver for receiving the laser projected by the laser projector and reflected by a target, and a controller for controlling the laser projector, the receiver, and the scanner.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a field of view of a LiDAR and a method for measuring a field of view of a LiDAR are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a field of view of a LiDAR for measuring a field of view of a light source provided in a LiDAR, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, may include a first reflector having a first reflective surface formed on one side of the first reflector, a cradle capable of fixing the LiDAR so that a projection area is formed on the first reflective surface by light irradiated by the light source and adjusting a distance between the first reflective surface and the light source, a camera for photographing the first reflective surface where the projection area is formed, and a calculator to determine the field of view of the light source from photographing information collected by the camera.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for calibrating distortion of a polygonal mirror rotating light wave detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor. The apparatus includes a polygonal mirror rotating LiDAR fixedly installed at a predetermined position and replaceable, and a calibration reference model fixedly installed at a predetermined position and including a vertical pillar to be detected by the polygonal mirror rotating LiDAR sensor, in which the polygonal mirror rotating LiDAR sensor includes a controller configured to obtain n pieces of scan data using n polygonal mirrors (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) and calibrate positions of the vertical pillar in pieces of scan data on the basis of position data of the vertical pillar in a specific piece of scan data among the n pieces of scan data.

Abstract: A method of correcting distance distortion to improve detection accuracy of a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes acquiring measurement data for detecting a target by the LiDAR, estimating a range of a distance offset through comparison between the measurement data and reference data, estimating the distance offset based on a correlation coefficient between the measurement data and the reference data in the range of the distance offset, and correcting the measurement data using the estimated distance offset.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lidar sensor, comprising: a first transmitter configured to output laser light having a first output in an odd numbered frame, and to output laser light having a second output which is a lower output than the first output in an even numbered frame; a second transmitter configured to output laser light having the second output in an odd numbered frame, and to output laser light having the first output in an even numbered frame; and a receiver configured to receive reflected light of the laser light output from the first transmitter and the second transmitter to detect a target.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for manufacturing a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) receiver and a method of manufacturing a LiDAR receiver. In the apparatus for manufacturing a LiDAR receiver according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a receiver board is coupled integrally to a barrel having one side provided with a lens after the receiver board having one side on which a light detection element is mounted is aligned with the other side of the barrel, and the apparatus includes a base plate having a plate shape, a light source unit, and a receiver alignment unit, wherein the light source unit may include a light-emitting module and a light-emitting module fixing member, and the receiver alignment unit may include an alignment plate having a plate shape, a barrel fixing member, a receiver board fixing member, and a receiver board alignment member.

Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light transmitting unit including a plurality of laser transmission channels for transmitting laser light for detecting an external object in an allocated transmission time slot; a light receiving unit including a plurality of laser reception channels for receiving the laser light reflected by the external object in a reception time slot allocated to correspond to the transmission time slot, N laser reception channels (N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) being allocated to each of the reception time slots; and a signal amplification unit configured to sequentially amplify the laser light received by the light receiving unit according to the order of the reception time slots, and having N channels allocated in one-to-one correspondence with the N laser reception channels for each of the reception time slots.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system. The LiDAR system may include a transceiver configured to generate pieces of light having different wavelengths and receive pieces of reflected light having different wavelengths reflected from a target, a beam splitter configured to divide the pieces of light having the different wavelengths into long-wavelength light having a relatively long wavelength and short-wavelength light having a relatively short wavelength, and a scan mirror configured to transmit the long-wavelength light and the short-wavelength light, which are divided by the beam splitter, to an outside and allow reflected light of the long-wavelength light and reflected light of the short-wavelength light to be incident on the transceiver through the beam splitter.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) for both short range and long range based on a single light source, and a vehicle including the same. The lidar includes: a transmitter configured to generate and transmit light; a first receiver configured to receive light reflected from an object within a first detection region of a short range; and a second receiver configured to receive light reflected from an object within a second detection region of a long range, wherein a two-dimensional region of the second detection region at least partially overlapping the first detection region is included in the first detection region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a timing compensation device for an optical output signal of a Lidar and a method thereof, including an encoder for detecting a rotation period of a motor provided in a scanner, a Lidar controller for detecting a jitter time from the rotation period of the motor detected by the encoder, creating a histogram including a mode of a jitter time, and performing optical output control at a time point of the rotation period of the motor or when the mode of the jitter time is compensated for the rotation period of the motor; and a light transmitter for outputting laser light to the scanner according to the optical output control of the Lidar controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spatial division structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light receiving module and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) including the same.

Abstract: A complementary Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having the properties of low power and low phase noise are disclosed. The disclosed complementary Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator includes: a first circuit composed as a PMOS Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having a first PMOS transistor, a first current source, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a first inductor but with the first inductor removed; a second circuit composed as an NMOS Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having a first NMOS transistor, a second current source, a third capacitor, a fourth capacitor, and a second inductor but with the second inductor removed; and a first transformer and a second transformer arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit.

Abstract: A complementary Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having the properties of low power and low phase noise are disclosed. The disclosed complementary Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator includes: a first circuit composed as a PMOS Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having a first PMOS transistor, a first current source, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a first inductor but with the first inductor removed; a second circuit composed as an NMOS Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator having a first NMOS transistor, a second current source, a third capacitor, a fourth capacitor, and a second inductor but with the second inductor removed; and a first transformer and a second transformer arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit.