Dual-Rotatable Mirror LiDAR Scanning for Dense Wide-Aperture Detection

The patent divides the aperture into multiple segments by using multiple light detectors arranged in an array. Each detector element acts as an independent sampling point across the aperture area, allowing the system to achieve a large effective aperture without requiring a single complex large-aperture collector. This segmentation enables parallel processing of light pulses across multiple detectors.

The patent transitions from a single-aperture collection system to a multi-detector array system, adding the dimension of spatial distribution across multiple detection points. This dimensional expansion allows the system to capture returning light pulses from across the entire field-of-view simultaneously, effectively increasing the aperture area without proportionally increasing mechanical complexity.

The aperture is segmented into multiple detection elements arranged in an array, with each element contributing to the overall scanning density. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high scanning density by combining the measurements from multiple detectors, effectively increasing the number of sampling points without requiring a single complex high-density detector.

The patent merges the data from multiple light detectors to achieve high scanning density. By combining the measurements from all detectors in the array, the system reconstructs a high-resolution point cloud that would be impossible to achieve with a single detector, thus achieving high scanning density through aggregation of multiple simpler detection elements.

The detection system is segmented into multiple independent detector elements distributed across the aperture. This segmentation ensures that returning light pulses from different locations in the field-of-view can be detected by different detector elements, improving detection completeness. Even if one detector fails, others can still detect objects, thereby improving system reliability.

Each detector element in the array has a specific local field-of-view and detection responsibility zone. This local quality assignment ensures that different regions of the field-of-view are monitored by appropriate detectors, improving overall detection completeness. The system can identify which detector detected which returning light pulses, enabling better spatial mapping and reliability assessment.