Patent ID: 11874377
Assignee: VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device comprising:
a plurality of integrated LIDAR measurement devices, each of the plurality of integrated LIDAR measurement devices comprising:
a substrate;
an illumination source mounted on the substrate, the illumination source configured to emit illumination light into a three-dimensional (3-D) environment;
a photosensitive detector mounted on the substrate, the photosensitive detector configured to detect an amount of return light reflected from the 3-D environment when illuminated by the illumination light;
an overmold lens over the photosensitive detector, the overmold lens including a conical cavity that corresponds with a ray acceptance cone of the return light; and
a beam scanning device disposed in an optical path of the plurality of integrated LIDAR measurement devices, the beam scanning device configured to redirect the illumination light and/or the return light with respect to each of the plurality of integrated LIDAR measurement devices.