System and Method of Optical Sensing in an Aerial Vehicle
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1. A system for optical sensing in an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- at least one camera;
an electronically-controlled mirror configured to dynamically direct light from a region of interest into said at least one camera; and
at least one electronically-controlled adaptive lens disposed between said mirror and said camera.
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Abstract
A system for optical sensing in an aerial vehicle has at least one camera, an electronically-controlled mirror configured to dynamically direct light from a region of interest into the at least one camera, and at least one electronically-controlled adaptive polymer lens disposed between the mirror and the camera.
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1. A system for optical sensing in an aerial vehicle, comprising:
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at least one camera; an electronically-controlled mirror configured to dynamically direct light from a region of interest into said at least one camera; and at least one electronically-controlled adaptive lens disposed between said mirror and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An aerial vehicle, comprising:
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a main body comprising at least one window; at least one camera disposed within said main body; an electronically-controlled mirror configured to dynamically direct light received through said window into said at least one camera; and at least one electronically-controlled adaptive polymer lens disposed between said mirror and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method comprising reflecting light from a region of interest with an electronically-controlled mirror so that said light is directed through at least one electronically-controlled adaptive polymer lens into at least one camera in an aerial vehicle.
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