Techniques for automatic adaptive scanning with a laser scanner include obtaining range measurements at a coarse angular resolution and forming a horizontally sorted range gate subset and a characteristic range. A fine angular resolution is determined automatically based on the characteristic range and a target spatial resolution. If the fine angular resolution is finer than the coarse angular resolution, then a minimum and maximum vertical angle is automatically determined in each horizontal slice extending a bin size from any previous horizontal slice. A set of adaptive minimum and maximum vertical angles is determined automatically by dilating and interpolating the minimum and maximum vertical angles of all the slices to the second horizontal angular resolution. A horizontal start angle, and the set of adaptive minimum and maximum vertical angles are sent to cause the ranging system to obtain measurements at the second angular resolution.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a guiding system for a robot. The guiding system includes a millimeter-wave positioning system and a transmitter. The millimeter-wave positioning system is configured to determine a position of the robot relative to a base station for charging the robot. The transmitter is configured to emit a radar guiding signal for guiding the robot to the base station and to steer the radar guiding signal towards the position of the robot.

An example radar system includes a transmission array and a reception array, each aligned as a linear array. The radar system also includes a transmitter configured to cause transmission of radar signals having a center frequency by the transmission array. The radar system also includes a receiver configured to receive radar signals having the center frequency that are received by the reception array. The radar system also includes a processor configured to process received radar signals from the receiver, and adjust the center frequency from a first center frequency to a second center frequency. The adjusting of the center frequency from the first center frequency to the second center frequency causes the frequency-dependent transmission radiation pattern of the transmission array to tilt in a first direction and the frequency-dependent reception radiation pattern of the reception array to tilt in an opposite direction from the first direction.

An autonomous driving assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of lidar groups supported by a vehicle body of the vehicle and collectively configured to detect a periphery region in proximity to the vehicle body. Different ones of the plurality of lidar groups are supported at different areas of the vehicle body and have different group fields of view. At least two of the different group fields of view overlap with each other. Each of the plurality lidar groups includes a plurality of lidar units fixed at a same location. Different ones of the plurality of lidar units have different unit fields of view. At least two of the different unit fields of view overlap with each other.

An autonomous driving assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of lidar units configured to be supported by a vehicle body. The lidar units are collectively configured to detect a periphery region in proximity to the vehicle body to aid in autonomous driving upon coupling the driving assembly to the vehicle body. Each of the plurality of lidar units has a field of view of less than about 180 degrees.

An example radar system includes a transmission array and a reception array, each aligned as a linear array. The radar system also includes a transmitter configured to cause transmission of radar signals having a center frequency by the transmission array. The radar system also includes a receiver configured to receive radar signals having the center frequency that are received by the reception array. The radar system also includes a processor configured to process received radar signals from the receiver, and adjust the center frequency from a first center frequency to a second center frequency. The adjusting of the center frequency from the first center frequency to the second center frequency causes the frequency-dependent transmission radiation pattern of the transmission array to tilt in a first direction and the frequency-dependent reception radiation pattern of the reception array to tilt in an opposite direction from the first direction.

An apparatus include a motor, a first scanner, and a second scanner. The first scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the first scanner at a first angular velocity about a rotation axis to deflect a first beam incident in a third plane on the first scanner into a first plane different from the third plane. The second scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the second scanner at a second angular velocity different from the first angular velocity about the rotation axis to deflect a second beam incident in the third plane on the second scanner into a second plane different from the third plane.

An apparatus include a motor, a first scanner, and a second scanner. The first scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the first scanner at a first angular velocity about a rotation axis to deflect a first beam incident in a third plane on the first scanner into a first plane different from the third plane. The second scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the second scanner at a second angular velocity different from the first angular velocity about the rotation axis to deflect a second beam incident in the third plane on the second scanner into a second plane different from the third plane.

An apparatus include a motor, a first scanner, and a second scanner. The first scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the first scanner at a first angular velocity about a rotation axis to deflect a first beam incident in a third plane on the first scanner into a first plane different from the third plane. The second scanner is coupled to the motor, and the motor is configured to rotate the second scanner at a second angular velocity different from the first angular velocity about the rotation axis to deflect a second beam incident in the third plane on the second scanner into a second plane different from the third plane.

Techniques for automatic adaptive scanning with a laser scanner include obtaining range measurements at a coarse angular resolution and forming a horizontally sorted range gate subset and a characteristic range. A fine angular resolution is determined automatically based on the characteristic range and a target spatial resolution. If the fine angular resolution is finer than the coarse angular resolution, then a minimum and maximum vertical angle is automatically determined in each horizontal slice extending a bin size from any previous horizontal slice. A set of adaptive minimum and maximum vertical angles is determined automatically by dilating and interpolating the minimum and maximum vertical angles of all the slices to the second horizontal angular resolution. A horizontal start angle, and the set of adaptive minimum and maximum vertical angles are sent to cause the ranging system to obtain measurements at the second angular resolution.