Patent ID: 11947017
Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
a LIDAR system configured to:
output a first transmit signal at a first angle and a second transmit signal at a second angle;
receive a first return signal from reflection or scattering of the first transmit signal by an object and a second return signal from reflection or scattering of the second transmit signal by the object, the first return signal associated with a first location on the object, the second return signal associated with a second location on the object; and
determine a rate of turning of the object by determining a Doppler feature of the object based on the first return signal and the second return signal;

a steering system;
a braking system; and
a vehicle controller configured to control operation of at least one of the steering system or the braking system responsive to the rate of turning of the object.