Methods and apparatus for imaging of occluded objects from scattered light
US9148649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/89
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In exemplary implementations of this invention, a 3D range camera “looks around a corner” to image a hidden object, using light that has bounced (reflected) off of a diffuse reflector. The camera can recover the 3D structure of the hidden object.
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