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

Claim 18:
19. An autonomous vehicle control system comprising:
a laser assembly configured to output a beam;
an optical amplifier array configured to amplify the beam;
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; and

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 an autonomous vehicle responsive to the at least one of the range or the velocity.