System for obtaining a uniform illumination reflectance image during periodic structured illumination
First Claim
1. A method for forming a uniform-illumination reflectance image of an object in a system employing periodic structured illumination, the uniform-illumination reflectance image being characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence and substantial photometric correspondence with at least one captured periodic structured illumination image, the method comprising the steps of:
- capturing a first periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a first captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a period and a first phase;
capturing a second periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a second captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a second phase and by a period that is substantially identical to the period of the first captured periodic structured illumination image; and
combining at least the first captured periodic structured illumination image with the second captured periodic structured illumination image so as to provide a substantially uniform-illumination reflectance image characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence with at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images, and substantial photometric correspondence with said at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images.
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for obtaining a uniform illumination reflectance image of an object, even though the object is illuminated only using periodic structured illumination. The uniform illumination reflectance image so-produced has precise geometric and photometric correspondence with images produced using the periodic structured illumination. To obtain the uniform illumination reflectance image, a sum of a spanning set of periodic structured illumination images is computed. The resulting summation image bears substantially no trace of periodic structured illumination. Various embodiments of the apparatus of the invention are disclosed employing illuminator motion, object motion, and ray deflection to obtain a plurality of periodic structured illumination images of different phase. The invention is useful with triangulation ranging systems using a striped periodic illumination mask, with depth-from-focus ranging systems, and with depth-from-defocus ranging systems.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for forming a uniform-illumination reflectance image of an object in a system employing periodic structured illumination, the uniform-illumination reflectance image being characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence and substantial photometric correspondence with at least one captured periodic structured illumination image, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing a first periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a first captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a period and a first phase; capturing a second periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a second captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a second phase and by a period that is substantially identical to the period of the first captured periodic structured illumination image; and combining at least the first captured periodic structured illumination image with the second captured periodic structured illumination image so as to provide a substantially uniform-illumination reflectance image characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence with at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images, and substantial photometric correspondence with said at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for forming a uniform-illumination reflectance image of an object in a system employing periodic structured illumination, the uniform-illumination reflectance image being characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence and substantial photometric correspondence with at least one captured periodic structured illumination image, the apparatus comprising:
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means for capturing a first periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a first captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a period and a first phase; means for capturing a second periodic structured illumination image of the object to provide a second captured periodic structured illumination image characterized by a second phase and by a period that is substantially identical to the period of the first captured periodic structured illumination image; and image combination means, cooperative with said means for capturing said first periodic structured illumination image and said second structured illumination image, for combining at least the first captured periodic structured illumination image with the second captured periodic structured illumination image so as to provide a substantially uniform-illumination reflectance image characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence with at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images, and substantial photometric correspondence with said at least one of the captured periodic structured illumination images. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for forming a uniform-illumination reflectance image of an object in a system employing periodic structured illumination, the uniform-illumination reflectance image being characterized by both substantial geometric correspondence and substantial photometric correspondence with at least one captured periodic structured illumination image, the apparatus comprising:
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an illumination assembly, including a periodic structured illumination mask; a viewing assembly, optically coaxial with respect to the illumination assembly, for forming a plurality of periodic structured illumination images; an image capture module, cooperative with the viewing assembly; a processor, cooperative with the image capture module, for combining the plurality of periodic structured illumination images to provide a uniform illumination reflectance image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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