Image sensor positioning apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method for positioning an image sensor including a light receiving plane within a camera, the method comprising:
- projecting a first group of collimated light beams representing a first predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
1 for the first group;
projecting a second group of collimated light beams representing a second predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
2 for the second group, wherein at least one of the predetermined patterns includes parallel lines having a length stretching from one edge of the effective surface of the image sensor to an opposite edge of the effective surface of the image sensor;
registering positions of the projected light beams on the light receiving plane of the image sensor;
generating adjustment information, based on the registered positions, indicating if the present position of the image sensor is an erroneous position or not; and
adjusting the position of the image sensor based on the adjustment information.
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Abstract
A method is provided for positioning an image sensor having a light receiving plane within a camera and a system is provided for identifying the position of an image sensor. The method comprises projecting a first group of substantially parallel light beams representing a first predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence, projecting a second group of substantially parallel light beams representing a second predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence, registering positions on the light receiving plane of the image sensor where the light beams are detected by the image sensor, generating adjustment information based on the registered positions, indicating if the present position of the image sensor is an erroneous position or not, and adjusting the position of the image sensor based on the adjustment information.
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1. A method for positioning an image sensor including a light receiving plane within a camera, the method comprising:
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projecting a first group of collimated light beams representing a first predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
1 for the first group;projecting a second group of collimated light beams representing a second predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
2 for the second group, wherein at least one of the predetermined patterns includes parallel lines having a length stretching from one edge of the effective surface of the image sensor to an opposite edge of the effective surface of the image sensor;registering positions of the projected light beams on the light receiving plane of the image sensor; generating adjustment information, based on the registered positions, indicating if the present position of the image sensor is an erroneous position or not; and adjusting the position of the image sensor based on the adjustment information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for positioning an image sensor including a light receiving plane within a camera, the method comprising:
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generating collimated light forming a plurality of predetermined patterns; projecting a first plurality of collimated light beams representing a first predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
1 for the first predetermined pattern;projecting a second plurality of collimated light beams representing a second predetermined pattern onto the light receiving plane of the image sensor at an angle of incidence α
2 for the second predetermined pattern;registering positions of the projected light beams on the light receiving plane of the image sensor; generating adjustment information, based on the registered positions, indicating if the present position of the image sensor is an erroneous position or not; and adjusting the position of the image sensor based on the adjustment information.
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