Tag Archives: Apple

FMCW – Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Lidar

Posted on October 28, 2018 by lidar

It certainly sounds more complicated than Time of Flight (ToF), but Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) lidar has a number of important advantages over ToF, like being able to measure the velocity of objects in a scene and having the … Continue reading →

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Apple Granted Lidar Patents

Posted on March 21, 2016 by lidar

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 43 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In particular there were two iDevice camera inventions. The first covers 3D photography using advanced LIDAR technology for iDevices, the same … Continue reading →

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The iCar?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by lidar

This report says there is concrete evidence that Apple is planning to design and build a driverless car, or at the very least provide software to other manufacturers. The UK’s Guardian newspaper has published correspondence between Apple engineer Frank Fearon … Continue reading →

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Apple Street Mapping

Posted on February 7, 2015 by lidar

With that many parked cars it would seem to be a data processing nightmare. Continue reading →

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Apple Granted Laser Scanning Patent

Posted on December 10, 2014 by lidar

Is there any doubt where this is going? Continue reading →

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