Patent ID: 9625582
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G01C,G01S,H05K

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: one or more wheels positioned at a bottom side of the vehicle; a first light detection and ranging device (LIDAR) positioned at a top side of the vehicle opposite to the bottom side, wherein the first LIDAR is configured to scan an environment around the vehicle based on rotation of the first LIDAR about an axis, and wherein the first LIDAR has a first scanning resolution; a second LIDAR configured to scan a field-of-view (FOV) of the environment that extends away from the vehicle along a viewing direction of the second LIDAR, wherein the second LIDAR has a second scanning resolution that differs from the first scanning resolution; and a controller configured to operate the vehicle based on the scans of the environment by the first LIDAR and the second LIDAR, and wherein the controller is configured to adjust the viewing direction of the second LIDAR based on data received from the first LIDAR.