1063results about "Panoramic photography" patented technology

Video inspection systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a video camera for use in a pipe inspection system includes a camera head including an outer housing, a camera module assembly including video and non-video sensors, a processing circuit, and a data link receiver.

Portable pipe inspection video systems are disclosed. The system may include a camera head, a push-cable, a cable reel, and a camera controller having a built-in transmitter for energizing a pipe-inspection cable for magnetic field tracing applications.

A video pipe inspection system may include a push-cable, camera head, and / or pipe guide.

Provided is a system and method for pipe monitoring. The system includes a sensor arrangement comprising a visual sensor, an inertial sensor, and a laser projector, and at least one processor configured to: project a laser on an inner surface of a pipe with the laser projector; emit light with a light-emitting device on the inner surface of the pipe; capture a plurality of frames of the inner surface of the pipe with the visual sensor, wherein at least a subset of frames of the plurality of frames is captured while the laser is projected on the inner surface, and wherein the at least a subset of frames or a different subset of frames is captured while the light illuminates the inner surface; and generate a 3D reconstruction of the inner surface of the pipe based on the plurality of frames.

Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOVT), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOVT, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

A system includes a plurality of satellites orbiting around a celestial body in a plurality of orbital planes. Each satellite includes an imaging device having a field of view (FOV) to capture an image of a sky that includes celestial image features of resident space object (RSO), stars, and / or planets. The satellite processor is configured to input the image data for each image into a pre-processing software pipeline to generate for each image a contrast-enhanced image data replica of each image, and an enhanced image data replica of each image, to receive from an output of a known-unknown RSO split data processing pipeline, a determination that a candidate RSO is a known RSO stored in an RSO catalog, or an unknown RSO, and to assign to the candidate RSO based on the determination, an RSO ID of the known RSO listed in the RSO catalog, or a new RSO ID.

There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising. An obtainment unit obtains a first circular fisheye image accompanied by a first missing region in which no pixel value is present. A generation unit generates a first equidistant cylindrical projection image by performing first equidistant cylindrical transformation processing based on the first circular fisheye image. The generation unit generates the first equidistant cylindrical projection image such that a first corresponding region corresponding to the first missing region has a pixel value in the first equidistant cylindrical projection image.

A lens form for a low parallax imaging device includes a plurality of imaging lens elements arranged to capture and image polygonal fields of view. The lens form includes a compression lens element group and a wide-angle lens element group.

Camera heads configured to provide digitally articulated images or video, at adjustable resolutions and / or offsets and orientations, to a camera control unit (CCU) or other electronic computing system for display, storage, and / or transmission to other systems are disclosed.

Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable virtual displays of an item, such as automobile, to be generated. A photo studio can be used to capture a series of images of the item for annotation. The series of images of the item can then be sent to a computer system for display.

The invention discloses a light supplement lamp control method and device, a camera and a storage medium. The method is applied to a camera, the camera comprises at least two cameras and at least two light supplement lamps, the cameras and the light supplement lamps are in one-to-one correspondence, and when a first camera and a corresponding first light supplement lamp synchronously rotate to a preset first limiting area, in the synchronous rotation process of a second camera and a corresponding second light supplement lamp, the first camera and the second light supplement lamp are in one-to-one correspondence with the first camera and the second light supplement lamp. Monitoring position information of a second light supplementing lamp in real time; wherein the first camera is the camera which rotates first in the at least two cameras, and the second camera is the other camera; a second limiting area of a second light supplementing lamp is obtained; when it is determined that the second light supplementing lamp rotates to the boundary position of the second limiting area according to the position information, the second light supplementing lamp is controlled to keep still at the boundary position of the second limiting area, and the second camera is controlled to continue to rotate towards the second limiting area or keep still. According to the scheme, the problem of local overexposure caused by overlapping of the light supplementing areas is solved.

The invention discloses a three-channel panoramic imaging system based on a dichroic film. The three-channel panoramic imaging system comprises a panoramic head unit PHU, a subsequent lens group RLG and a sensor D which are sequentially arranged from an object space to an image space, the PHU is in the shape of a negative meniscus lens, the front surface of the PHU is plated with an annular reflecting film, the rear surface of the PHU is plated with an annular dichroic film, the PHU is used for collecting dual-band and large-field-of-view target light, and compression of a panoramic channel light incident angle and multi-channel fusion are achieved through the dichroic film and the reflecting film; the dichroic film can transmit near-infrared light rays with the wavelength of 800 nm to 900 nm and reflect visible light rays with the wavelength of 486 nm to 656 nm; the RLG is used for correcting aberration generated by large-view-field incident light in the PHU and transmitting the light collected by the PHU to the sensor D. Based on the dichroic film, the design of the three-channel blind-area-free panoramic imaging system is realized, and the three-channel blind-area-free panoramic imaging system has the characteristics of large field of view, low distortion, double wavebands and large relative aperture, so that high-quality and high-definition imaging of the three channels can be realized.

The application discloses various systems and methods for generating and utilizing computer animation transition methods and systems in the leveling of a video to an upright, earth normal orientation which may be used in pipe inspections. Such computer animation transitions may be generated from a single inspection image at one time in the inspection video or from subsequent inspection images at different times and points in space in the inspection video. Some leveling methods may include rotating a square GL surface in ninety degree increments that includes one or more computer animation transition. Other leveling methods may also include rotating a three dimensional GL surface that is shaped to match the shape of the pipe that includes one or more. Further methods may include rotating a GL surface that is a regular polygon in shape that includes one or more computer animation transition.

A low parallax imaging device includes a dome defining an interior volume in which a plurality of imaging lens elements are disposed. The dome includes a first outer optical element associated with a first of the imaging lens elements and a second outer optical element associated with a second of the imaging lens elements. Facets are provided at seams in the dome between the first outer optical element and the second outer optical element.

To improve a panoramic multi-camera device and its low-parallax camera with respect to optical and optomechanical design, as well as other aspects.SOLUTION: A low-parallax imaging device includes a plurality of imaging lens elements arranged to capture adjacent fields of view. In some examples, adjacent imaging lens elements may contact at datum features to maintain a desired spacing. The spacing may allow for partial overlapping of low-parallax volumes associated with the respective imaging lens elements.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

According to one embodiment, a camera module includes an optical system, an imaging device, and a liquid crystal panel. The optical system includes at least one or more lenses. The liquid crystal panel includes an electrode for forming an aperture pattern which makes light incident on the imaging device, the liquid crystal layer, and a driver driving the liquid crystal layer. To allow light transmitted through at least one lens included in the optical system to be made incident, the liquid crystal panel is arranged between the lens and the imaging device.

A measuring system for acquiring three-dimensional measuring points, comprising a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit and rotatable relative to the base unit around an azimuth axis, an emitting unit, a receiving unit, a directing unit mounted in the support unit, and configured for directing a transmission beam from the emitting unit towards a scene, directing a reception beam from the scene to the receiving unit, a first actuator configured for rotating the support unit relative to the base unit around the azimuth axis, a second actuator configured for rotating the directing unit relative to the support unit around the elevation axis, a first angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the support unit, a second angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the directing unit, a camera comprising an image sensor.

To prevent wide-angle and narrow-angle lenses from coming into contact with a dome cover.SOLUTION: A monitor camera includes a first infrared radiation unit that radiates first infrared light, a second infrared radiation unit that radiates second infrared light having a radiation angle narrower than that of the first infrared light, an imaging lens into which light from at least one of the radiation areas of the first infrared light and the second infrared light is incident, a camera unit body that is rotatable around a tilt axis, and a dome cover that covers the camera unit body. The first infrared radiation unit has a first light source of the first infrared light and a first base on which the first light source is placed, and the second infrared radiation unit has a second light source of the second infrared light and a second base on which the second light source is placed, and arrangements of the first light source and the second light source provided so as to sandwich the camera unit body from the left and right direction differ in the up and down direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8A

A multispectral image capture device includes an imaging platform having arranged thereon an image sensor comprising a photosensitive surface and an optical unit, a gimbals system for controlling a line of sight of the image sensor, a filter wheel comprising a series of n spectral filters arranged between the image sensor and an imaging target; and a drive system configured to rotate the filter wheel at a constant velocity so as to bring each of the spectral filters into a line of sight between the image sensor and the imaging target. A controller is adapted to synchronize movement of the imaging platform, control of line of sight of the image sensor with the gimbals, and constant rotation of the filter wheel, such that the image sensor captures a sequence of overlapping step-and-stare images through the series of rotating spectral filters without changing a speed of rotation of the filter wheel.

Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOVT), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOVT, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

The invention discloses a liquid crystal glass defect detection device and a control method.The detection device comprises a transmission mechanism, a portal frame and an optical imaging assembly, specifically, the angle of a camera is adjusted through an imaging adjusting assembly to meet the Gremer's law, the limitation of the depth of field of an inclined plane is solved, and single-time full-clear imaging is achieved; in the lighting system, a side-in type optical coupling assembly drives an optical coupling head comprising a hard air floating block and a silica gel pad by utilizing a linear driving and floating suspension mechanism, and a fixed-distance air film is flexibly attached to the silica gel pad through the air floating block, so that friction-free floating relative to a glass side straight surface is realized. The liquid crystal glass defect detection device effectively solves the problems of coupling difficulty and collision damage caused by glass edge position fluctuation in high-speed transmission, ensures efficient and stable light coupling so as to enhance internal defect contrast, and ensures high-precision and high-efficiency online detection.

System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

The invention provides a large-view-field high-resolution compound eye camera array system based on bionic human eye vision. The system is composed of a curved surface support and an industrial camera array arranged on the curved surface support. Reverse extension lines of optical axes of all the cameras intersect at the same point to form a concave surface structure similar to the retina, and the fixed view field overlapping rate of the adjacent cameras is kept. The industrial camera array is used for collecting a target scene image, large-view-field information is obtained by fusing and splicing all camera images, and a high-resolution image is obtained by conducting super-resolution reconstruction on a plurality of related images in a view field center interested area. The system provides three working modes, namely a low-resolution mode, a conventional-resolution mode and a super-resolution mode, which can be switched by adjusting camera parameters. Finally, the system can perceive the dynamic change of the edge of the field of view in a high-frame-rate and low-resolution mode, magnify the details in the center of the field of view in a super-resolution mode, realize efficient non-uniform imaging, and optimize the information acquisition and processing efficiency and the structure compactness.

The 360-degree panoramic infrared light supplement lamp comprises four infrared light supplement lamps which are evenly arranged on a mounting plate in an annular array mode, and light supplement lamp power lines of the four infrared light supplement lamps penetrate through interfaces of a junction box to be connected to a control panel in the junction box. One end of the photoresistor photoreceptor is connected to a control panel in the junction box through a flat cable, and the exposed photosensitive part of the photoresistor photoreceptor is located in the center of a top cover of the junction box. The light supplementing irradiation angle of each light source is 120 degrees; the four light sources are uniformly distributed, 360-degree panoramic light supplement is further realized, the structure is simple, the design is reasonable, the device is suitable for continuous live broadcast monitoring of the panoramic camera in an ultra-low illumination environment at night, and a night vision effect can be achieved.

The present disclosure is directed to a camera configured to capture a set of oblique images along a scan path on an object area; a scanning mirror structure including at least one surface for receiving light from the object area, the at least one surface having at least one first mirror portion at least one second portion comprised of low reflective material arranged around a periphery of the first mirror portion, the low reflective material being less reflective than the first mirror portion; and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror structure and configured to rotate the scanning mirror structure about a rotation axis based on a scan angle. The at least one second portion can be configured to block light that would pass around the first mirror portion and be received by the camera at scan angles beyond the set of scan angles.

Embodiments of this application provide a lens carrying device, a camera module, and an electronic device. The lens carrying device includes a base, a rotating support, a swinging support, a first flexible printed circuit board, and a second flexible printed circuit board. The base includes a first accommodation portion and a circuit board. The circuit board is located in the first accommodation portion. The rotating support is disposed in the first accommodation portion. The rotating support may be rotatably connected to the base. The rotating support rotates relative to the base around a first axis. The rotating support includes a second accommodation portion. The swinging support is disposed in the second accommodation portion. The swinging support may be rotatably connected to the rotating support. The swinging support rotates relative to the rotating support around a second axis. The swinging support includes a third accommodation portion.

Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOVT), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOVT, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

A method of installing a camera unit including an imaging device and an optical system that forms an optical image on a light receiving surface of the imaging device, wherein the light receiving surface includes a first area and a second area on a peripheral side of the first area, wherein an increase in an image height with respect to a unit half angle of view in the first area is larger than an increase in an image height with respect to a unit half angle of view in the second area, wherein the optical system and the imaging device are disposed such that the gravity center of the first area deviates in a first direction from the center of the light receiving surface, and wherein the method includes installing the camera unit such that the first direction is directed to an area other than a predetermined targeted area.

An infinitely corrected microscope objective (2) for scanning applications exhibits high image quality across the entire field of view and a small number of lenses dependent on the étendue (G), such that it has a first étendue (G1) in the range of 0.8 mm 2 up to 1.8 mm 2 and has at most nine lenses (Li; 1 ≤ i ≤ 9) or that it has a second etendue (G2) in the range of more than 1.8 mm 2 and has at most 15 lenses (Li; 1 ≤ i ≤ 15).

Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable virtual displays of an item, such as automobile, to be generated. A photo studio can be used to capture a series of images of the item for annotation. The series of images of the item can then be sent to a computer system for display.