System and method for generating three-dimensional imagery
US11719822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/4816
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An underwater imaging system is carried by a submersible platform to capture images that are processed into three-dimensional images stitched together to create a 3D dimensional video at video rate speeds that are transmitted to a control unit above the surface of the water. The imaging system utilizes a high speed image sensor or camera to capture sequential gated images that are synced via a gating module to two sequential laser beam pulses. The laser beam pulses illuminate an object in each gated image. When the object is within a gate overlap region, the two images may be processed using 3D imaging techniques to generate a 3D representation of the object in the overlap region of the two gates.
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