Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 22, 2222001(2024)

Design of Beam-Mixing System Based on MEMS Panoramic LiDAR

Leiying Zhai1,2、*, Shengwei Nie1, Jingchang Nan1,2, and Yijie Wang1
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  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Liaoning University of Engineering and Techonlogy, Huludao 125105, Liaoning , China
  • 2Liaoning Key Laboratory of Ridio Frequency and Big Data for Intelligent Application, Huludao 125105, Liaoning , China
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    Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) with micro-electro mechanism system (MEMS) micromirrors at the core has the advantages of high resolution, miniaturization, and low price. However, problems still exist, including a small scanning angle and difficult construction of panoramic systems. Therefore, a novel on-chip all-silicon integrated 360° laser radar beam-mixing system is proposed in this study. A flexible beam was designed on top of the conical mirror to form a multidimensional torsion center. A combined traction mechanism of in-plane torsion and two-dimensional scanning driven by a MEMS comb driver was designed at the bottom of the conical mirror. A 360° annular space dynamic beam-mixing system was constructed with the top of the conical mirror as the rotation center and the bottom traction mechanism as the driving force. The kinematic characteristics of the beam-mixing system were analyzed by Coventor finite element software. Results show that under the driving voltage of 50 V, a single quadrangular mirror can obtain in-plane and out-of-plane twist angles of ±29.32° and ±1.8°, respectively, and form circular scanning and longitudinal fields of view covering 360° and 3.6°, respectively. The designed system solves the problem of the small field of view of MEMS LiDAR and realizes panoramic image acquisition. This research has provided a theoretical model of panoramic LiDAR for automatic driving.

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    Leiying Zhai, Shengwei Nie, Jingchang Nan, Yijie Wang. Design of Beam-Mixing System Based on MEMS Panoramic LiDAR[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(22): 2222001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Jan. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 19, 2024

    The Author Email: Leiying Zhai (zlygsl@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240509

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240509

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