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Dolphin Innovation

Our core competency in R&D:

The innovation of magnetically resonant scanning technology.

Doiphin's pioneering magnetically resonant scanning actuator operates at an impressive high-speed up to 18,000 rpm, and push the boundaries of physical scanning angles.

Owning to Dolphin's scanning technology, we've managed to drastically reduce the electronic components required for our LiDAR system to just 1/200 to 1/360 of that of our industry competitors. This fundamental breakthrough has led to a significant cost reduction in 3D-LiDAR technology, bringing it down from tens of thousands of dollars to merely hundreds.

  • STRICT DROP-TEST OF the CORE ACTUATOR
    TO CONCRETE IN SCANNING

  • ROBUST ACTUATOR DESIGN RESIST TO EXTREME OVERLOAD IN SCANNING

  • PRECISE-MOLDED MONOLITHIC
    BODY FOR HANDHELD RELIABILITY

Comparison of optical actuators for LiDAR scanning

Innovation

Dolphin Actuator Polygon Motor MEMS Mirror Risley Prism
Basic Structure
Principle Resonant driving in magnetic field with reciprocal straight path DC driving in magnetic field with one-direction straight path Resonant driving to torsion spring with reciprocal straight path DC driving to triangle prism with one-directional circled path
Scanning speed >10,000 scan per minute with more than 1/2 inch large mirror >10,000 scan per minute with more than 1/2 inch large mirror Only permitted for high-speed with mirror diameter < 3mm Unbalanced prism with low speed
Scanning angle Wide angle more than optical 180 degrees Wide angle more than optical 180 degrees Narrow angle limited to optical angle smaller than 30 degrees General narrow angle depending on angle of prism
Power Consumption Very small Large Can not evaluated on large mirror Large
Start latency Very fast < 0.1 second Slow at several dozen seconds Slow at several dozen seconds
Lifetime > 10,000hrs > 10,000hrs Can not evaluated with unbalanced prism load
2D scanning Pattern for spatial computing Horizontal continuous scanning + Vertical discrete scanning with Galvano Horizontal continuous scanning + Vertical discrete scanning with Galvano Double torsion springs for raster scanning Double prisms for curved scanning path