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Object detection method and apparatus

  • US 20050099330A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2004
  • Published: 05/12/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a presence of an object associated with a target, the method comprising the steps of:

  • illuminating a target with polarized illuminating radiation;

    collecting first radiation reflected from the target which has a same polarization as the illuminating radiation;

    collecting second radiation reflected from the target which has an opposite polarization from the illuminating radiation; and

    employing a weighted plurality of criteria of the first radiation and the second radiation to determine the presence of the object.

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