Method for epipolar time of flight imaging
US11425357B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
15References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/296
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Energy-efficient epipolar imaging is applied to the ToF domain to significantly expand the versatility of ToF sensors. The described system exhibits 15+ m range outdoors in bright sunlight; robustness to global transport effects such as specular and diffuse inter-reflections; interference-free 3D imaging in the presence of many ToF sensors, even when they are all operating at the same optical wavelength and modulation frequency; and blur- and distortion-free 3D video in the presence of severe camera shake. The described embodiments are broadly applicable in consumer and robotics domains.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.