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The sentence is a bit awkward but I think it is phrased that way to suggest that Apple’s sensor is different from other things called lidar which tend to involv
by dan-robertson 6y ago
The sentence is a bit awkward but I think it is phrased that way to suggest that Apple’s sensor is different from other things called lidar which tend to involve scanning with a rotating mirror.
- Frost1x 6y agoSolid state / flash lidar systems are also fairly established in autonomous systems. Usually the reason most these lidar systems use rotating mirrors is to reduce cost, power requirements, etc. I almost forgot that Apple bought PrimeSense in 2013 (the company that used this IR pattern technique in the old Microsoft Kinects). It's really structured light depth based sampling which is a bit different than lidar.
- kfir 6y agoAppled used PrimeSense technology to enable FaceID, take a closer look at an iPhone sensor array in the notch and compare it to Kinect - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/17/16315510/iphone-x-notch-kinect-apple-primesense-microsoft https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/17/16315510/i...