Compressive imaging using structured illumination
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1. A method comprising:
- selectively illuminating a scene during a plurality of time intervals with different subsets of a plurality of lighting elements to form a different illumination pattern in each of the plurality of time intervals;
measuring a plurality of intensities of light reflected by the scene and received by a sensor while the scene is illuminated by the different illumination patterns during the plurality of time intervals; and
generating an image of the scene based on the plurality of intensities measured by the sensor during the plurality of time intervals, wherein generating the image of the scene comprises generating values of pixels that represent the image, and wherein a number of the pixels corresponds to a number of the plurality of lighting elements.
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Abstract
A plurality of lighting elements is configured to selectively illuminate a scene during a plurality of time intervals. The plurality of lighting elements forms a different illumination pattern in each of the plurality of time intervals. One or more sensors are configured to measure a plurality of intensities of light received from the scene during the plurality of time intervals. A processor is configured to generate an image of the scene based on the plurality of intensities. In some cases, the plurality of lighting elements are switched on or off to produce different illumination patterns during a plurality of time intervals that too short to be perceptible to the human eye.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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selectively illuminating a scene during a plurality of time intervals with different subsets of a plurality of lighting elements to form a different illumination pattern in each of the plurality of time intervals; measuring a plurality of intensities of light reflected by the scene and received by a sensor while the scene is illuminated by the different illumination patterns during the plurality of time intervals; and generating an image of the scene based on the plurality of intensities measured by the sensor during the plurality of time intervals, wherein generating the image of the scene comprises generating values of pixels that represent the image, and wherein a number of the pixels corresponds to a number of the plurality of lighting elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of lighting elements configured to selectively illuminate a scene during a plurality of time intervals, wherein the plurality of lighting elements forms a different illumination pattern in each of the plurality of time intervals; at least one sensor configured to measure a plurality of intensities of light reflected by the scene and received by the at least one sensor while the scene is illuminated by the different illumination patterns during the plurality of time intervals; and at least one processor configured to generate an image of the scene based on the plurality of intensities measured by the at least one sensor during the plurality of time intervals, wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate values of pixels that represent the image, and wherein a number of the pixels corresponds to a number of the plurality of lighting elements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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measuring, using a sensor, a plurality of intensities of light received from a scene during a plurality of time intervals during which the scene is selectively illuminated by different subsets of a plurality of lighting elements that form a different illumination pattern in each of the plurality of time intervals; and generating an image of the scene based on the plurality of intensities measured by the sensor during the plurality of time intervals, wherein the scene is represented by values of pixels, and wherein a number of the pixels corresponds to a number of the plurality of lighting elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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