Patent ID: 11933666
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
an illumination assembly comprising a light source and one or more optical elements arranged to direct a beam of light from the light source along an optical path, the one or more optical elements comprising a parabolic mirror arranged in the optical path and one or more neutral density filters;
an optical receiver assembly comprising a sensor and a lens receptacle configured to receive a lens module comprising one or more lenses and position the lens module in the optical path downstream from the parabolic mirror so that the lens module focuses the beam of light from the light source to an image plane of the sensor; and
a moveable frame supporting the optical receiver assembly or the illumination assembly, the moveable frame comprising one or more adjustable alignment stages, wherein the adjustable alignment stages position the optical receiver assembly relative to the illumination assembly such that the optical path of the illumination assembly is within a field of view of the optical receiver assembly.