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THATTHE TOUT UNTUTUN US AUTO20180011173A1 CON UNUNTUK DI MO ANTHI (19 ) United States (12 ) Patent Application Publication ( 10) Pub . No. : US 2018 / 0011173 A1 Newman ( 43 ) Pub . Date : Jan . 11 , 2018 ( 54 ) LOW -PROFILE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH GOIS 17 /89 (2006 .01 ) ENHANCED VIEWING ANGLES B6OR 11 / 00 (2006 .01 ) (52 ) U .S . CI. ( 71) Applicant : NextEV USA , Inc. , San Jose , CA (US ) CPC .. GOIS 7 /4816 ( 2013 .01 ) ; GOIS 17 / 936 (2013 .01 ) ; GOIS 17 /89 (2013 . 01 ) ; B60R 11 /04 ( 72 ) Inventor: Austin L . Newman , San Jose, CA (US ) (2013 .01 ) ; B62D 39/ 00 ( 2013 .01 ) ; B60R ( 21 ) Appl. No .: 15 / 394 ,402 2011/ 004 ( 2013. 01 ) ( 22 ) Filed : Dec . 29 , 2016 (57 ) ABSTRACT Related U . S . Application Data Methods, devices , and systems of a light imaging and ranging system are provided . In particular, the imaging and (60 ) Provisional application No. 62 / 359 , 563 , filed on Jul. ranging system includes a LIDAR sensor and a low -profile 7 , 2016 , provisional application No . 62 /378 , 348 , filed optics assembly having a reflective element with a continu on Aug . 23 , 2016 , provisional application No . 62 / 403 , ous and uninterrupted reflective surface surrounding a 273 , filed on Oct. 3 , 2016 , provisional application No . periphery of a LIDAR sensor in a light path of the LIDAR 62 /424 , 976 , filed on Nov. 21, 2016 . sensor. The reflective element is positioned at a distance offset from the periphery of the LIDAR sensor and directs Publication Classification light emitted by the LIDAR sensor to a second reflective ( 51 ) Int . Ci. element that is substantially similar in shape and size as the GOIS 7 / 481 ( 2006 .01 ) reflective element.
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