Patent ID: 11871130
Assignee: TAINNOVATION INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle comprising a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, the LiDAR system comprising at least one compact perception device, the compact perception device comprising:
a lens configured to collect both visible light and near infrared (NIR) light to obtain collected light including collected visible light and collected NIR light;
a first optical reflector optically coupled to the lens, the first optical reflector being configured to reflect one of the collected visible light or the collected NIR light, and pass the collected light that is not reflected by the first optical reflector;
an image sensor configured to detect the collected visible light directed by the first optical reflector to form image data;
a depth sensor configured to detect the collected NIR light directed by the first optical reflector to form depth data; and
electrical circuitry configured to combine the image data and the depth data, the electrical circuitry comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the image sensor and the depth sensor.