OPTICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING MOTION WITH OPTICAL LIFT DETECTION
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1. An optical navigation system comprising:
- a light source configured to generate light;
an image sensor positioned to receive a first portion of said light reflected from a target surface, said image sensor being configured to generate frames of image data in response to said received first portion of said light for motion estimation; and
a lift detection unit comprising;
a plate with an aperture;
a photodetector positioned over said plate; and
an optical system positioned over said plate to receive a second portion of said light from said light source, said optical system being configured to direct said second portion of said light through said aperture of said plate, said optical system being further configured to direct said second portion of said light reflected from said target surface and transmitted back through said aperture of said plate toward said photodetector to be detected by said photodetector for lift detection.
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Abstract
An optical navigation system and method of estimating motion uses a plate with an aperture, a photodetector and an optical system for optical lift detection. The optical system is configured to direct an input light to a target surface through the aperture of the plate and to direct the input light reflected from the target surface and transmitted back through the aperture of the plate toward the photodetector to be detected by the photodetector for lift detection.
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1. An optical navigation system comprising:
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a light source configured to generate light; an image sensor positioned to receive a first portion of said light reflected from a target surface, said image sensor being configured to generate frames of image data in response to said received first portion of said light for motion estimation; and a lift detection unit comprising; a plate with an aperture; a photodetector positioned over said plate; and an optical system positioned over said plate to receive a second portion of said light from said light source, said optical system being configured to direct said second portion of said light through said aperture of said plate, said optical system being further configured to direct said second portion of said light reflected from said target surface and transmitted back through said aperture of said plate toward said photodetector to be detected by said photodetector for lift detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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