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CAMERA HAVING DISTORTION CORRECTION

  • US 20090321637A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2008
  • Published: 12/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A lightweight camera system comprising:

  • a remote camera situated in a lightweight micro air vehicle, the remote camera having;

    an infrared detector array;

    at least one lens having distortion disposed over said detector array that forms a distorted image on said detector array, wherein when said remote camera system has motion relative to a source of infrared radiation, the distorted image resulting from forward translation of camera blur of the image detected by the detector array;

    a motion detector for detecting an amount of forward translation of camera blur; and

    a transmitter connected to said detector array and said motion detector;

    a receiving system situated on the earth, the receiving system having a receiver for receiving wireless signals from said transmitter, and an image processor configured to at least partially correct said distorted image.

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