Three dimensional camera and range finder
DCFirst Claim
1. A three-dimensional camera system comprising:
- means for emitting a beam of energy;
image detector means for detecting said energy when reflected from objects;
means to segregate said detected energy according to the time of arrival at said detector means, resulting in a least two segregated energies;
means for extracting information related to distance of object from said segregated energies.
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Abstract
A three dimensional camera system in which a precisely timed beam of energy is emitted from a single source with the beam illuminating the scene. The reflected energy from the beam is detected with a camera whose sensitivity is precisely timed and synchronized with the emitted beam. The reflected energy is separated and segregated according to the time of arrival at the camera. One or more cycles of energy are emitted, the camera segregates reflected energy during each cycle by separately storing the energy detected before and after a given time. The ratio of two consecutive separately detected energies conveys depth or third dimension. Signals can be displayed to a viewer to create a stereoscopic image or used by a machine for automatic response to a three dimensional environment.
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32 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional camera system comprising:
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means for emitting a beam of energy; image detector means for detecting said energy when reflected from objects; means to segregate said detected energy according to the time of arrival at said detector means, resulting in a least two segregated energies;
means for extracting information related to distance of object from said segregated energies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A three-dimensional camera system means for creating a three-dimensional image including
means for emitting a beam of energy of periodical intensity, detector means for detecting said energy when reflected from objects, and a phase detector means for detecting the phase difference between the beam when emitted and the beam when received.
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