Wide-area aerial camera systems
US9440750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising at least one camera unit, the camera unit comprising a plurality of steerable detail camera modules, each steerable detail camera module comprising a detail camera and a beam-steering mechanism in the optical path of the camera whereby the pointing direction of the camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view.
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