LIDAR BASED 3-D IMAGING WITH VARYING ILLUMINATION FIELD DENSITY

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EP 3 433 634 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	21.07.2021 Bulletin 2021/29

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	05.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/18

(21)	Application number: 17770928.4

(22)	Date of filing: 20.03.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01S 17/88^(2006.01)
G01C 3/02^(2006.01)
G01S 17/10^(2020.01)
G01S 7/484^(2006.01)
G01S 17/02^(2020.01)
G01S 17/89^(2020.01)
G01S 17/86^(2020.01)

G01C 3/00^(2006.01)
G01S 17/00^(2020.01)
G01S 7/481^(2006.01)
G01S 7/486^(2020.01)
G01S 17/42^(2006.01)
G01S 17/93^(2020.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/023261

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/165318 (28.09.2017 Gazette 2017/39)

(54)	LIDAR BASED 3-D IMAGING WITH VARYING ILLUMINATION FIELD DENSITY AUF LIDAR BASIERENDE 3D-BILDGEBUNG MIT VARIIERENDER BELEUCHTUNGSFELDDICHTE IMAGERIE 3D PAR LIDAR AVEC DENSITÉ DE CHAMP D'ÉCLAIRAGE VARIABLE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

21.03.2016 US 201662311290 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	30.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/05

(73)	Proprietor: Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
	San Jose, CA 95138 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HALL, David S. San Jose, California 95148 (US) KERSTENS, Pieter J. Morgan Hill, California 95037 (US) REKOW, Mathew Noel Santa Cruz, California 95060 (US) NESTINGER, Stephen S. Santa Clara, California 95051 (US)

(74)	Representative: Knoop, Philipp
	VKK Patentanwälte PartG mbB An der Alster 84 20099 Hamburg 20099 Hamburg (DE)

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