Depth-from-defocus optical apparatus with invariance to surface reflectance properties
First Claim
1. A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object, the optical apparatus comprising:
- an illumination source for providing rays of incident light;
a projection lens assembly, characterized by a working f-number, for converging the rays of incident light towards an object plane;
a viewing lens assembly, also characterized by said working f-number, for converging rays of reflected light originating from a surface of the object towards an image plane, the object being disposed generally at said object plane; and
a beam splitting device disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of incident light to reach said object, and disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of reflected light to enter said viewing lens assembly.
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Abstract
A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus is provided for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object. The invention facilitates the formation of depth images of objects exhibiting specular reflection, either alone or in combination with diffuse reflection, thereby allowing the application of depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging to objects such as microelectronic packages. The optical apparatus of the invention generally includes an illumination source, a projection lens assembly for converging rays of incident light towards an object, and a viewing lens assembly for converging rays of reflected light towards an image plane. Importantly, the viewing lens assembly is of the same working f-number as the projection lens assembly. In preferred embodiments, both the projection lens assembly and the viewing lens assembly exhibit object-side telecentricity so as to substantially eliminate vignetting of off-axis specular object features, and consequently, substantially eliminate specular false depth. The invention can also include an uncrossed polarizer/analyzer pair to balance the dynamic range of specular reflections with the dynamic range of diffuse reflections so as to effectively utilize the limited dynamic range of a single image detector.
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1. A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object, the optical apparatus comprising:
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an illumination source for providing rays of incident light; a projection lens assembly, characterized by a working f-number, for converging the rays of incident light towards an object plane; a viewing lens assembly, also characterized by said working f-number, for converging rays of reflected light originating from a surface of the object towards an image plane, the object being disposed generally at said object plane; and a beam splitting device disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of incident light to reach said object, and disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of reflected light to enter said viewing lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object, the optical apparatus comprising:
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an illumination source for providing rays of incident light; a projection lens assembly, characterized by a working f-number, for converging the rays of incident light towards an object plane; a viewing lens assembly exhibiting object-side telecentricity, also characterized by said working f-number, for converging rays of reflected light originating from a surface of the object towards an image plane, the object being disposed generally at said object plane; and a beam splitting device disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of incident light to reach said object, and disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of reflected light to enter said viewing lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object, the optical apparatus comprising:
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an illumination source for providing rays of incident light; a projection lens assembly, characterized by a working f-number, for converging the rays of incident light towards an object plane, said projection lens assembly including a first polarizer in a first angular orientation; a viewing lens assembly, also characterized by said working f-number, for converging rays of reflected light originating from the surface of the object towards an image plane, the object being disposed generally at said object plane, said viewing lens assembly including a second polarizer in a second angular orientation, said second angular orientation differing from said first angular orientation by a difference angle magnitude substantially different from 90 degrees and substantially different from 270 degrees; and a beam splitting device disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of incident light to reach said object, and disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of reflected light to enter said viewing lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A depth-from-defocus optical apparatus for use with a depth-from-defocus three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a depth image of an object, the optical apparatus comprising:
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an illumination source for providing rays of incident light; a projection lens assembly, characterized by a working f-number, for converging the rays of incident light towards an object plane, said projection lens assembly including a first polarizer in a first angular orientation, said projection lens assembly being structured so as to exhibit object-side telecentricity; a viewing lens assembly, also characterized by said working f-number, for converging rays of reflected light originating from the surface of the object towards an image plane, the object being disposed generally at said object plane, said viewing lens assembly being structured so as to exhibit object-side telecentricity, said viewing lens assembly including a second polarizer in a second angular orientation, said second angular orientation differing from said first angular orientation by a difference angle magnitude substantially different from 90 degrees and substantially different from 270 degrees; and a beam splitting device disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of incident light to reach said object, and disposed so as to permit a portion of said rays of reflected light to enter said viewing lens assembly. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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