LiDAR Dual Laser Emission Modules Expanded Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The detection field of view in existing LiDAR systems is limited due to improper structural design, restricting their ability to effectively detect and analyze targets.

Innovation Solution

A LiDAR device is designed with two laser emission modules positioned on opposite sides of a laser receiving module, with their combined emission fields of view matching the receiving field of view, allowing for a miniaturized design and expanded detection angle.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If one laser emission module is used, then the device structure is simple, but the detection field of view is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection field of viewVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the laser emission function into two separate laser emission modules positioned on opposite sides of the laser receiving module. Each module covers a specific angular range (e.g., ±30 degrees), and together they provide a broader combined detection field of view (e.g., ±60 degrees), resolving the contradiction between simple structure and wide detection coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines the emission fields of view of two laser emission modules to match the receiving field of view of a single laser receiving module. This merging approach expands the overall detection capability while maintaining structural compactness, as the modules share a common mounting structure and coordinate their emission angles

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If two laser emission modules are used, then the detection angle of view is expanded, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection angle of viewVSAvoidmodule arrangement
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs asymmetric positioning of the two laser emission modules relative to the laser receiving module, with each module placed on opposite sides at specific angles. This asymmetric arrangement optimizes the combined emission field of view to match the receiving field of view, achieving wide detection coverage while minimizing structural complexity through careful geometric optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

3Productivity

If the emission field of view does not match the receiving field of view, then the device design is simple, but the receiving rate is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereceiving rateVSAvoidfield of view matching
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adjusts the emission angles and fields of view of the two laser emission modules so that their combination precisely matches the receiving field of view of the laser receiving module. By optimizing parameters such as emission angle ranges (e.g., setting each module to cover ±30 degrees to achieve a combined ±60 degrees coverage), the system maximizes the receiving rate without requiring complex additional components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4160262A1Lidar comprising two laser emission modules
Publication Date: 2023.04.05 SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A LiDAR device is provided, which includes two laser emission modules and one laser receiving module. The two laser emission modules are separately on opposite sides of the laser receiving module, and a combination of emission fields of view of the two laser emission modules matches a receiving field of view of the laser receiving module. In this application, the two laser emission modules and a laser receiving module are disposed, the combination of the emission fields of view of the two laser emission modules matches the receiving field of view of the laser receiving module, and compared with matching between an emission field of view of one laser emission module and the receiving field of view of one laser receiving module in a related art, it is more flexible to dispose the two laser emission modules, which can implement a miniaturized design for the LiDAR device; and disposing the two laser emission modules can also improve a receiving rate in the field of view of the laser receiving module and expand the detection angle of view of the LiDAR device.