Method and apparatus for an on-chip variable acuity imager array incorporating roll, pitch and yaw angle rates measurement
US7408572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/708
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variable acuity imager incorporates an array of detection elements for light energy, in the visible, infrared, ultraviolet, or light energy in another region of the electromagnetic spectrum with a means to change the spatial configuration of the array to include “superpixels” by combining energy detected by adjacent elements, thus permitting any number of high-resolution “foveal” regions to be placed within the confines of the focal plane array and moved around at the frame rate of the imaging device. Detectors to measure the pitch, yaw and roll angle rates of background imagery using velocity-sensing circuitry are employed for variation of the foveal regions to accommodate motion of the array.
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