SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PANORAMIC IMAGING
First Claim
1. A system for capturing a panoramic image of a field of view, comprising:
- a fisheye lens;
a mirror optically coupled to the fisheye lens for reflecting an image of the field of view through the fisheye lens; and
a detector, optically coupled to the fisheye lens and the mirror, for capturing the panoramic image.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for panoramic imaging are disclosed herein. An exemplary system of the disclosed subject matter for panoramic imaging includes a fisheye lens, a mirror optically coupled to the fisheye lens, and a detector for capturing light incident on the fisheye lens and reflected from the mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror is a spherical mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror is positioned coaxially with regard to the fisheye lens. In some embodiments, the system is further configured to satisfy the following conditions that the upper angle of a desired field of view is equal to the upper angle of a field of view of the fisheye lens, the lower angle of the desired field of view is less than or equal to the lower angle of a field of view of the mirror, and the angle of overlap between the field of view of the mirror and the field of view of the fisheye lens is equal to the difference between the lower angle of the field of view of the fisheye lens and the upper angle of the field of view of the mirror.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for capturing a panoramic image of a field of view, comprising:
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a fisheye lens; a mirror optically coupled to the fisheye lens for reflecting an image of the field of view through the fisheye lens; and a detector, optically coupled to the fisheye lens and the mirror, for capturing the panoramic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for capturing a panoramic image of a field of view, comprising:
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(a) positioning a mirror a first distance from a fisheye lens; (b) utilizing the fisheye lens to capture a first portion of the image of the field of view transmitted directly through the fisheye lens; (c) utilizing the fisheye lens to capture a second portion of the image of the field of view reflected from the mirror through the fisheye lens; and (h) stitching together the first and second portions of the captured image to compose one or more panoramic images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for capturing a panoramic image of a field of view, comprising:
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a means for optically receiving a first portion of the image of the field of view; a means for optically reflecting a second portion of the image of the field of view through the means for optically receiving the first image; a means for capturing the first and second portions of the image; and a means for stitching together the first and second portions of the captured image to compose the panoramic image of the field of view. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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