SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING IMAGES IN A MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEM
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1. A multi-sensor system for imaging a scene, comprising:
- a plurality of cameras, each camera includinga lens having an optical axis, anda sensor, positioned behind the lens, having an active area for imaging a portion of the scene and an imaging axis, perpendicular to the active area, that intersects at a center region of the active area,wherein the optical axis is offset from the imaging axis, andwherein at least two cameras are adjacent to one another and have overlapping fields of view; and
a processor having circuitry for receiving the images from the sensors, and generating a panoramic image by combining the image from each of the plurality of cameras.
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Abstract
The systems and methods described herein are directed to multi-sensor imaging systems for imaging scenes. In particular, the systems and methods described herein are directed to multi-sensor panoramic imaging systems having cameras with lenses offset from their respective sensors. By orienting sensors and lenses in the imaging system such that their optical axes are offset from one another, images may be captured by multiple sensors and stitched together with relatively little image processing and/or data interpolation.
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1. A multi-sensor system for imaging a scene, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras, each camera including a lens having an optical axis, and a sensor, positioned behind the lens, having an active area for imaging a portion of the scene and an imaging axis, perpendicular to the active area, that intersects at a center region of the active area, wherein the optical axis is offset from the imaging axis, and wherein at least two cameras are adjacent to one another and have overlapping fields of view; and a processor having circuitry for receiving the images from the sensors, and generating a panoramic image by combining the image from each of the plurality of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of imaging a scene, comprising
providing a first camera having a first field of view and a second camera having a second field of view that at least partially overlaps with the first field of view, wherein the first and second cameras each include a lens and a sensor, the lens having an optical axis offset from an axis perpendicular to the sensor and intersecting near a center of an active area of the sensor; -
recording a first image of a portion of a scene on the active area at the first camera, and recording a second image of a portion of the scene on the active area at the second camera; receiving at a processor the first image and the second image; and generating a panoramic image of the scene by combining the first image with the second image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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