IMAGING RANGE FINDER FABRICATION
First Claim
1. An imaging range finder comprising:
- an array formed of a set of emitters capable of emitting light and a set of photodetectors capable of detecting light;
an imaging lens formed proximate to and in optical communication with the array and capable of collimating the emitted light from the emitters and focusing light received from an object onto the photodetectors; and
a driver circuit formed proximate to the array and capable of driving the array.
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Abstract
Fabrication of an imaging range finder is disclosed. The range finder can be formed of an imaging lens and an array of emitters and photodetectors in optical communication with the lens. The emitters in the array can be formed to emit light that is directed by the lens toward a target object. The photodetectors in the array can be formed to detect light received from the object through the lens and onto the photodetectors. The lens, the array, or both can be movable to adjust the light emitted by the range finder. The range finder can be formed to find the object'"'"'s range based on characteristics of the emitted light and/or the detected light.
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22 Claims
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1. An imaging range finder comprising:
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an array formed of a set of emitters capable of emitting light and a set of photodetectors capable of detecting light; an imaging lens formed proximate to and in optical communication with the array and capable of collimating the emitted light from the emitters and focusing light received from an object onto the photodetectors; and a driver circuit formed proximate to the array and capable of driving the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of fabricating an imaging range finder comprising:
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forming an imaging lens to receive and output light; aligning with the lens an array of emitters to emit light received at the lens and photodetectors to detect light outputted from the lens; and positioning a driver circuit to drive the array. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An imaging range finder system comprising:
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an imaging range finder formed to include an array of nodes, each node formed to have at least one of an emitter or a photodetector, and an imaging lens formed proximate to the array and capable of transmitting light from an emitter in one of the nodes toward an object, and transmitting light from the object to a photodetector in one of the nodes for detection; and a processor coupled to the range finder and capable of processing a detection signal from the photodetector in the one node, the signal indicative of a characteristic of the object. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of fabricating an imaging range finder system comprising:
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forming an imaging range finder including an imaging lens formed to receive and output light, and an array formed to emit light from a set of emitters to the lens and to detect light outputted from the lens at a set of photodetectors; and coupling a processor to the range finder to process a light detection signal from the photodetectors so as to find a range of an object from the range finder. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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