Patents by Inventor Melvin L. Stauffer

Melvin L. Stauffer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CONTROLLING PULSE TIMING TO COMPENSATE FOR MOTOR DYNAMICS
    Publication number: 20180284225
    Abstract: To compensate for motor dynamics in a scanner in a lidar system, a light source transmits light pulses at a variable pulse rate in accordance with a scan speed of the scanner. More specifically, the pulse rate may be directly related to the scan speed so that the light source transmits light pulses uniformly across a field of regard. A controller may determine the scan speed and provide a control signal to the light source adjusting the pulse rate accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew D. Weed, Scott R. Campbell, Lane A. Martin, Jason M. Eichenholz, Austin K. Russell, Rodger W. Cleye, Melvin L. Stauffer
  • Controlling pulse timing to compensate for motor dynamics
    Patent number: 10088559
    Abstract: To compensate for motor dynamics in a scanner in a lidar system, a light source transmits light pulses at a variable pulse rate in accordance with a scan speed of the scanner. More specifically, the pulse rate may be directly related to the scan speed so that the light source transmits light pulses uniformly across a field of regard. A controller may determine the scan speed and provide a control signal to the light source adjusting the pulse rate accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Weed, Scott R. Campbell, Lane A. Martin, Jason M. Eichenholz, Austin K. Russell, Rodger W. Cleye, Melvin L. Stauffer