Determining distance to an object
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1. An apparatus having two cameras (1;
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2), of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral region and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral region, wherein said two cameras are arranged at a defined spacing (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) having at least one object (4), wherein said apparatus further comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
2) from the defined spacing (a) and the images recorded by the two cameras (1;
2).
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Abstract
A device comprising two cameras (1; 2) of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral range and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral range. The cameras (1; 2) are placed at a defined distance (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) containing at least one object (4). The device also comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) from the cameras (1; 2) based on a defined distance (a) and on the images recorded by the two cameras (1; 2).
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1. An apparatus having two cameras (1;
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2), of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral region and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral region, wherein said two cameras are arranged at a defined spacing (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) having at least one object (4), wherein said apparatus further comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
2) from the defined spacing (a) and the images recorded by the two cameras (1;
2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2), of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral region and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral region, wherein said two cameras are arranged at a defined spacing (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) having at least one object (4), wherein said apparatus further comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
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9. A vehicle with an apparatus having two cameras (1;
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2), of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral region and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral region, wherein said two cameras are arranged at a defined spacing (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) having at least one object (4), wherein said apparatus further comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
2) from the defined spacing (a) and the images recorded by the two cameras (1;
2). - View Dependent Claims (10)
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2), of which a first camera (1) is sensitive in the visible spectral region and a second camera (2) is sensitive in the infrared spectral region, wherein said two cameras are arranged at a defined spacing (a) from one another in order to record images of an identical scene (3) having at least one object (4), wherein said apparatus further comprises a triangulation device (7) that calculates a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
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11. A method for determining distance to an object (4), comprising:
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(a) recording an image of a scene (3) having the object (4) in a visible spectral region with a first camera (1);
(b) recording an image of the same scene (3) in an infrared spectral region with a second camera (2) that is arranged at a defined spacing (a) from the first camera (1); and
(c) calculating a distance of the object (4) to the camera (1;
2) from the defined spacing (a) and the images recorded by the two cameras (1;
2). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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