Patent ID: 11860308
Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 20:
21. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a LIDAR sensor system comprising:
a laser assembly configured to output a beam;
an optical amplifier array configured to amplify the beam; and
a transceiver coupled to the laser assembly, wherein a first surface of the transceiver is coupled to the optical amplifier array and the transceiver is configured to:
emit the beam from a second surface of the transceiver that is opposite to the first surface through an optical window; and
receive a reflected beam from a target through the optical window;

a steering system;
a braking system; and
a vehicle controller comprising one or more processors configured to:
determine at least one of a range to the target or a velocity of the target using the reflected beam; and
control operation of the at least one of the steering system and the braking system responsive to the at least one of the range or the velocity.