Coded-array technique for obtaining depth and other position information of an observed object
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1. A method for detecting characteristics of an object in a scene, the method comprising:
- projecting a projection array, comprising a plurality of projection elements arranged in rows and columns, to project onto said scene and object coded light creating a pattern of said projection elements having a detectable characteristic that identifies a column in said projection array and belongs to a characteristic set of at least two characteristics, said pattern of projection elements being created from said projection array and defining a repeated pattern of staggered said columns;
capturing an image of said scene with said coded light projected onto said scene;
identifying a plurality of image elements forming an image array from a captured said image; and
determining for each image element in a captured said image correspondence information useable to determine which projection element in said plurality of projection elements corresponds to that image element, wherein determining correspondence information for each element is performed independently of knowing correspondence information for any other image element.
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Abstract
A projection array is provided that comprises a plurality of discrete projection elements. An image array is obtained of a scene with the light projected onto it that is coded using the projection array. Correspondence information is determined for each element in the image array, where the correspondence information can be used to determine which of the plurality of elements in the projection array corresponds to a particular image element. The determination of correspondence information for each element in the image array can be made independently of correspondence information for other elements in the image array.
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1. A method for detecting characteristics of an object in a scene, the method comprising:
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projecting a projection array, comprising a plurality of projection elements arranged in rows and columns, to project onto said scene and object coded light creating a pattern of said projection elements having a detectable characteristic that identifies a column in said projection array and belongs to a characteristic set of at least two characteristics, said pattern of projection elements being created from said projection array and defining a repeated pattern of staggered said columns; capturing an image of said scene with said coded light projected onto said scene; identifying a plurality of image elements forming an image array from a captured said image; and determining for each image element in a captured said image correspondence information useable to determine which projection element in said plurality of projection elements corresponds to that image element, wherein determining correspondence information for each element is performed independently of knowing correspondence information for any other image element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system to detect characteristics of an object in a scene, the system comprising:
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means for projecting a projection array, comprising a plurality of projection elements arranged in rows and columns, to project onto said scene and object coded light creating a pattern of said projecting elements having a detectable characteristic that identifies a column in said position array and belongs to a characteristic set of at least two characteristics, said pattern of projection elements being created from said projection array and defining a repeated pattern of staggered said columns; means for capturing an image of said scene with said coded light projected onto said scene; means for identifying a plurality of image elements forming an image array from a captured said image; and means for determining for each image element in a captured said image information useable to determine which projection element in said plurality of protect elements corresponds to an image element, wherein determining correspondence information for each element is performed independently of knowing correspondence information for any other image element. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system to detect characteristics of an object in a scene, the system comprising:
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a projector to project a projection array, comprising a plurality of projection elements arranged in rows and columns, and to project onto said scene and object coded light creating a pattern of said projecting elements having a detectable characteristic that identifies a column in said position array and belongs to a characteristic set of at least two characteristics, said pattern of projection elements being created from said projection array and defining a repeated pattern of staggered said columns; a camera to capture an image of said scene with said coded light projected onto said scene; means for identifying a plurality of image elements forming an image array from a captured said image; and means for determining for each image element in a captured said image information useable to determine which projection element in said plurality of project elements corresponds to an image element, wherein determining correspondence information for each element is performed independently of knowing correspondence information for any other image element.
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