Curved sensor formed from silicon fibers
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a camera;
said camera including a housing;
said camera including objective lens mounted on said housing;
providing a generally curved sensor;
said generally curved sensor being located within said housing and on the same optical axis as said objective lens;
providing a plurality of generally flat mini-sensors located on said generally curved sensor;
said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors having two edges which are generally parallel to the base of said generally curved sensor;
said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being arranged so that every other mini-sensor in each row of mini-sensors is positioned slightly higher than its two neighboring mini-sensors in the same row;
each row of said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being populated by at least one mini-sensor which is wider than a mini-sensor in a higher row;
affixing said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors to said sensor so that said generally flat mini-sensors are arranged in horizontal rows, and so that each successive row is less densely populated with said generally flat mini-sensors; and
rotating said generally curved sensor generally continuously about its vertical axis to enable the recordation of a plurality of images using a plurality of exposures at a plurality of times.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for fabricating a curved sensor from silicon fibers are disclosed. In another embodiment, a curved sensor is produced having mini-sensors of differing sizes. In another embodiment, these mini-sensors are configured so that every other mini-sensor in a row of mini-sensors is shifted upwards slightly relative to its neighboring mini-sensors in the same row.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a camera; said camera including a housing;
said camera including objective lens mounted on said housing;providing a generally curved sensor;
said generally curved sensor being located within said housing and on the same optical axis as said objective lens;providing a plurality of generally flat mini-sensors located on said generally curved sensor; said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors having two edges which are generally parallel to the base of said generally curved sensor; said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being arranged so that every other mini-sensor in each row of mini-sensors is positioned slightly higher than its two neighboring mini-sensors in the same row; each row of said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being populated by at least one mini-sensor which is wider than a mini-sensor in a higher row; affixing said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors to said sensor so that said generally flat mini-sensors are arranged in horizontal rows, and so that each successive row is less densely populated with said generally flat mini-sensors; and rotating said generally curved sensor generally continuously about its vertical axis to enable the recordation of a plurality of images using a plurality of exposures at a plurality of times.
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