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GATED IMAGING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20190056498A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2016
  • Published: 02/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2016
  • Status: Active Application
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1. A method for depth mapping objects in a scene by an apparatus of a moving or movable platform, the method comprising:

  • actively illuminating the scene with pulsed light that is generated by at least one pulsed light illuminator;

    receiving, responsive to illuminating the scene with the pulsed light, reflections on at least one image sensor that comprises a plurality of pixel elements;

    gating at least one of the plurality of pixel elements of the at least one image sensor for converting the reflections into pixel values for generating reflection-based image data that is descriptive of at least two depth-of-field (DOF) ranges and an overlapping DOF region; and

    determining, based on at least one first pixel value of a first DOF in the overlapping DOF region, and further based on at least one second pixel value of a second DOF in the overlapping DOF region, depth information of an object located in the overlapping DOF region of the scene.

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