Omnidirectional imaging optics with 360°-seamless telescopic resolution
US8797406B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/045
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multifacet mirror comprises a catoptric structure configured to reflect light from a first field of view onto an image plane comprising a plurality of sensors, the catoptric structure having a surface comprising a plurality of facets separated by a plurality of catoptric regions; wherein a facet of the plurality of the facets has a second field of view that is smaller than the predetermined field of view; and wherein a catoptric region of the plurality of catoptric regions between two facets of the plurality of facets is configured to reflect light from a world point within the first field of view onto two of the sensors of the plurality of sensors.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.