Wide-area aerial camera systems
US9185290B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising at least one steerable camera module, the steerable camera module comprising a camera and a beam-steering mechanism in the optical path of the camera module whereby the pointing direction of the camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view, the beam-steering mechanism comprising a steerable mirror tilted with respect to an optical axis of the camera module, the steerable mirror adapted to spin about the optical axis to effect beam steering.
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