475results about "Panoramic photography" patented technology

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.

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

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 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.

A camera array system featuring a plurality of camera clusters attached to a plurality of multi-prong stabilized mounting plates arranged in a split-rig configuration, with the mounting plates configured for mounting the camera clusters onto a moving vehicle.

An optical system is provided, including a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is connected to an optical module. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly drives the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is in contact with the movable portion.

Mobile electronic devices comprising a first camera with a first field of view FOV1, a second, Macro camera with a Macro field of view FOVM smaller than FOV1, and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm.

A system includes a first structure that houses first cameras, where each camera is controllably moveable in synchronization with second cameras on a second structure and with third cameras on a third, overhead structure. The first, second, and third sets of cameras are controllably directed toward a specified entity. The second set of cameras are controllably moveable in synchronization with the first and third sets of cameras, and the third, overhead cameras are controllably moveable in synchronization with the first and second sets of cameras. The system also includes a controller configured to generate and send control signals to the first, second, and third sets of cameras to track the specified entity as the specified entity moves within a defined space that is observable by the first, second, and third sets of cameras in the first, second, and third structures. Various other apparatuses and devices are also disclosed.

The invention provides a lens integrated structure, a panoramic camera and an image processing method, which can eliminate a central blind area and improve the pixel utilization rate. The lens integrated structure comprises a mounting seat; the optical lens is arranged on the mounting seat; the light-transmitting cover comprises an annular cover body which is fixedly arranged on the mounting seat and is arranged around the optical lens and a front cover body which is fixedly connected with the annular cover body; the refraction and reflection element is fixedly arranged on the rear side of the front cover body, and the refraction and reflection element is provided with a refraction area located in front of the optical lens and a reflection area arranged around the refraction area; and the curved surface reflecting mirror is fixedly connected to the mounting seat, and the curved surface reflecting mirror is provided with a light window located in a light path between the refraction and reflection element and the optical lens and an annular reflecting curved surface located around the light window and back to the optical lens.

An imaging device includes a display control unit configured to display a first indicator indicating a recommended imaging position and a second indicator indicating a current imaging position in a superimposed manner on an imaging monitor image, and perform processing for changing display of the first indicator in accordance with image obtaining processing for obtaining image data, and an imaging control unit configured to perform the image obtaining processing in accordance with a result of a matching determination between the first indicator and the second indicator on a screen.

Provided is a resolution measurement method for a camera that generates distortion in a photographing field. The resolution measurement method for a camera executed by a computer device includes: a step of generating a distortion map representing a correspondence relationship of coordinates of all pixels of a first test pattern and coordinates of all pixels of the first test pattern in a captured image captured by the camera that generates distortion in a photographing field; a step of generating a distortion test pattern that is an image of distortion of a second test pattern for measuring resolution in a specific region within the first test pattern in the captured image, based on the correspondence relationship represented by the distortion map; and a step of performing resolution measurement by a contrast method in a portion of the photographing field of the camera corresponding to the specific region, using the distortion test pattern.

Cameras with panoramic scanning range comprising a folded digital camera in which an optical path folding element (OPFE) that folds a first optical path from an object or scene into a second optical path substantially parallel with an optical axis of a lens of the folded camera, the OPFE being rotatable around the lens optical axis, and systems incorporating such cameras.

A multi-aperture device includes an arrangement of at least two optical channels, where each optical channel includes optics for imaging a field of view. The first light channel is configured to image the field of view at a first locally varying magnification. The second light channel is configured to image the field of view at a second locally varying magnification. The arrangement of light channels is configured to image at least a partial region of the field of view at different local magnifications through the first light channel and through the second light channel.

Problem:To provide a wide-angle camera device having a wide angle of view with less distortion in a peripheral portion of an image, and with less deterioration in resolution, and a survey system capable of acquiring an image including three-dimensional point cloud data.Resolution means:A wide-angle camera device includes a plurality of cameras 2a and 2b. The cameras 2a and 2b respectively include imaging lens rear groups 10a and 10b as objective lenses, imaging lens front groups 11a and 11b as image forming lenses, prisms 6a and 6b that optically couple the imaging lens rear groups and the imaging lens front groups, and image sensors 8a and 8b that optically receive images formed by the imaging lens rear groups. The plurality of cameras are integrated by the prisms being bonded or brought into close contact with each other. Angles of view of adjacent ones of the cameras partially overlap each other. Entrance pupil positions Oa and Ob of the cameras are formed between the imaging lens front groups and the prisms, respectively. An intersection point of optical axes is a camera origin O.

A camera array system featuring a plurality of camera clusters attached to a plurality of multi-prong stabilized mounting plates arranged in a split-rig configuration, with the mounting plates configured for mounting the camera clusters onto a moving vehicle.

There is disclosed a scanner module (10) and method of scanning by an airborne or spaceborne platform. The scanner module (10) may have a base (12) which may be shaped to be attached to the platform. A pivotable structure (14) is pivotally coupled to the base (12) about a pivot axis (16) to be pivotally moveable about the pivot axis (16) in relation to the base (12). The pivotable structure (14) may include or hold one or more of a camera (38), a scanner, an imager, and an optical assembly. An actuator (18) is capable of pivoting the pivotable structure (14) in a first direction (24) about the pivot axis (16) and in a second and opposite direction (26). The actuator (18) is arranged to pivot the pivotable structure ( 14) at a near-constant angular speed for at least a portion of its pivotal movement.

The lenticular display system includes a projector configured to project an image. The lenticular display system includes a lens formed of glass or a crystalline material. The lens includes a first surface, at least a portion of which includes a coating configured to display a projected image. The lens includes a second surface, the second surface configured to face a user and including a transparent curved surface that allows the user to view the image projected onto the coating through the transparent curved surface.

The application discloses a lens shift system suitable for PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) test. When the camera optical axis of the PIV test system is not perpendicular to the flow field measurement area plane, the lens shift system can adjust the angle between the camera imaging chip plane and the camera lens optical axis, accurately focuses the flow field measurement area plane on the camera imaging chip, and provides conditions for obtaining high-quality PIV test tracer particle images. The application provides a camera accurate focusing adjustment system suitable for the PIV test system.

An embodiment of a projection system having a rotatable anamorphic lens is disclosed. In the embodiment, the optical projection system includes a light source, a light integrator configured to receive light from the light source and distribute the light into a uniform pattern, a relay lens system including two or more rotatable anamorphic lenses, the anamorphic lenses tilted about an optical axis and converting the uniform pattern of light into an image having a specified aspect ratio, at least one spatial light modulator configured to receive the image and direct the spatially modulated image into an optical path, and at least one projection lens configured to receive the spatially modulated image from the optical path and project the spatially modulated image onto an image plane with the specified aspect ratio. In a DLP projection system, the relative angle between the two or more rotatable anamorphic lenses is less than 90 degrees to pre-distort the image, resulting in a more rectangular spatially modulated image with the specified aspect ratio.

The invention discloses a panoramic head-up display device based on double-LBS projection, and relates to the technical field of head-up display, the panoramic head-up display device comprises a double-LBS projection unit, a projection optical system, a glass projection surface and an image processing and control unit, the double-LBS projection unit is used for emitting two beams of three-color laser and performing two-dimensional deflection and modulation on the three-color laser; the glass projection surface comprises a glass substrate and an optical anti-reflection film located on the glass substrate, the scheme that the two LBS projection modules are spliced is adopted, the bottleneck that the field angle of a single LBS module is limited is fundamentally broken through, display of a panoramic large picture is successfully achieved, and meanwhile the effect that the field angle of the single LBS module is limited is achieved. The image processing and control unit is used for carrying out geometric correction and pixel-level brightness and chroma fusion on the overlapped region, so that the difficult-to-avoid splicing mark problems such as uneven brightness, chromatic aberration and geometric dislocation in the traditional multi-module splicing are effectively eliminated, and finally, a visual integrated, coherent and seamless high-quality virtual image is presented; and the impression immersion degree and the information display integrity are greatly improved.

To improve visibility in displaying brightness information of an image.SOLUTION: A system control unit 117 of an imaging apparatus 110 uses an image pickup device 111 to acquire an image signal of an optical image formed by a lens barrel 200 and acquire design information of the lens barrel 200, detects brightness information from the image signal, generates a histogram on the basis of the design information of the lens barrel 200 by using brightness information of pixels arranged in a first region where the optical image is formed on an imaging surface of the image pickup device 111, and displays the generated histogram on a display 114.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Provided are systems and methods for controlling a search and rescue (SAR) light on a rotorcraft. The system includes a processor programmed to: for each cartesian input point in a sequence defining a cartesian pattern, determine an initial light head orientation as a function of the real-time rotorcraft state; generate and transmit a pan command and a tilt command as a function of the initial light head orientation and the cartesian input point; and identify a delta-range. A pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera is configured to continuously slave and have a field of view centered on a beam axis of the SAR light. The PTZ camera captures a video stream and transmits it; zooms in on the field of view of the PTZ camera when the delta-range is positive; and zooms out on the field of view of the PTZ camera when the delta-range is negative.

This application discloses a liquid crystal glass defect detection device and control method. The detection device includes a transmission mechanism, a gantry, and an optical imaging assembly. Specifically, the camera angle is adjusted by the imaging adjustment assembly to satisfy Scherm's law, solving the depth-of-field limitation of the inclined plane and achieving single-shot full-clear imaging. In the illumination system, the side-entry optical coupling assembly uses a linear drive and a floating suspension mechanism to drive the optical coupling head, which includes a rigid air-float block and a silicone pad. The air-float block forms a fixed-distance air film, and the silicone pad flexibly adheres, achieving frictionless floating relative to the side surface of the glass. This liquid crystal glass defect detection device effectively solves the coupling difficulties and collision damage caused by fluctuations in the glass edge position during high-speed transmission, ensuring efficient and stable light coupling to enhance the contrast of internal defects and guaranteeing high-precision and high-efficiency online detection.

To provide a multi-aperture imaging device that simultaneously enables large capacity image quality and a small installation space for the multi-aperture imaging device.SOLUTION: A multi-aperture imaging device includes image sensor means having: a plurality of image sensor regions 44a, 44b, 44c; and a plurality of optical channels 42a, 42b, 42c. In this case, each optical channel includes an optical system for imaging partial fields of view 64a, 64b of an overall field of view onto the image sensor region of the image sensor means associated with the optical channel. The plurality of optical channels are configured to completely image an overall field of view 60. A first partial field of view of the overall field of view and a second partial field of view of the overall field of view are captured by different numbers of optical channels.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6b

To provide a technique to make a subject imaging plan with less time and effort than before.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus acquires a depth map of a subject, acquires an imaging range of the subject, and acquires an imaging plan to pick up images of sections of the subject on the basis of the depth map and the imaging range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention discloses a focal plane splicing structure, and relates to the technical field of space optical loads, the focal plane splicing structure comprises a focal plane frame, the focal plane frame is arranged to be in a hollow and one-way opening shape, and the two sides of the outer wall of the focal plane frame are symmetrically and fixedly connected with a left side focal plane group and a right side focal plane group through bolts respectively; the inner cavity wall of the focal plane frame is symmetrically and fixedly connected with a left side splicing mirror and a right side splicing mirror through bolts. According to the scheme, the structure is simple and compact, the weight is light, the device can better adapt to parts, a mixed splicing mode of optical and mechanical splicing is adopted at the same time, the device is innovative, the number of parts used in the scheme is small, the structure is simple, the reliability is high, the splicing use possibility of small-image-plane large-packaging detection is improved, and the detection efficiency is improved. And the scheme is optimal to use when the focal plane length of the detector is less than half of the packaging size.