Patent ID: 11879996
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, comprising:
a first reflective surface configured to oscillate about a first rotation axis in order to deflect a light beam into an environment of the LIDAR sensor,
wherein the first reflective surface deflects the light beam at a first spatial angle;

a second reflective surface configured to oscillate about a second rotation axis in order to guide light received from the environment of the LIDAR sensor onto a photodetector of the LIDAR sensor, the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis extending parallel to one another;
a control circuit configured to drive the first reflective surface to oscillate about the first rotation axis with a first maximum deflection angle, and to drive the second reflective surface to oscillate about the second rotation axis with a second maximum deflection angle,
wherein the first maximum deflection angle is greater than the second maximum deflection angle,
wherein an outer contour of the first reflective surface corresponds to an outer contour of the second reflective surface, and
wherein a maximum perpendicular distance between the outer contour of the second reflective surface and the second rotation axis is greater than a maximum perpendicular distance between the outer contour of the first reflective surface and the first rotation axis; and

an optical reception system configured to image light from a second spatial angle onto the second reflective surface, the second spatial angle being equal to or greater than the first spatial angle at which the first reflective surface deflects the light beam.