Patent ID: 11899134
Assignee: TAINNOVATION INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, comprising:
one or more light sources configured to provide a plurality of light beams;
a beam steering apparatus optically coupled to the one or more light sources to receive the plurality of light beams, the beam steering apparatus comprising a reflector and a rotatable polyhedron having a plurality of facets,
wherein the rotatable polyhedron, when rotating, is configured to:
receive the plurality of light beams at one or more facets of the plurality of facets of the rotatable polyhedron, and
redirect the light beams by the one or more facets of the plurality of facets for scanning a field-of-view; and

wherein a combination of the reflector and the rotatable polyhedron, when moving with respect to each other, is configured to:
scan the light beams both vertically and horizontally to illuminate an object within the field-of-view, and
receive return light formed based on the illumination of the object within the field-of-view, and
direct the return light to an optical sensitive device.