Patent ID: 11927673
Assignee: WIRELESS PHOTONICS, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of measuring a distance between a vehicle and one or more objects, comprising:
generating a modulation signal;
generating a modulated light emitting diode (LED) transmission signal, via a vehicle LED driver assembly, based at least in part on the modulation signal;
transmitting a plurality of light beams, utilizing a vehicle LED light assembly, based at least in part on the generated modulated LED transmission signal;
capturing a reflection of the plurality of light beams off the one or more objects, utilizing one or more lens assemblies and a camera, the camera including an array of pixel sensors and being positioned on the vehicle;
communicating a series of measurements representing the captured plurality of light beam reflections, from the array of pixel sensors to a time-of-flight sensor module;
calculating, utilizing the time-of-flight sensor module, time of flight measurements between the vehicle LED light assembly and the one or more objects, based at least in part on the series of measurements by the array of pixels representing the captured plurality of light beam reflections; and
calculating distances, utilizing a depth processor module, between the vehicle LED light assembly and the one or more objects based on the time-of-flight measurements; and
generating a three-dimensional (3D) map of the one or more objects with respect to the vehicle based on the calculated distances between the vehicle LED light assembly and the one or more objects, wherein the vehicle LED light assembly is a vehicle LED headlight assembly in the car.