Dual-Sensitivity Imaging Control for Shape and Temperature Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging technologies struggle to simultaneously represent shape information and temperature information of a subject in a single image, limiting the ability to visualize both aspects effectively.
Innovation Solution
An imaging control device and method that acquires a first image with a first sensitivity for representing shape information with a first gradation and a second image with a second sensitivity for representing temperature information with a second gradation, allowing for the generation of a composite image that combines both types of information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single sensitivity setting is used for imaging, then the imaging process is simple, but both shape information and temperature information cannot be simultaneously represented with optimal quality
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging process is segmented into multiple sensitivity settings: a first sensitivity for capturing shape information with first gradation, and a second sensitivity for capturing temperature information with second gradation. This segmentation allows each sensitivity setting to be optimized for its specific information type, resolving the contradiction between process simplicity and information quality.
2Manufacturing precision
If different sensitivity settings are used for shape and temperature information, then information representation quality is improved, but the imaging process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple images captured with different sensitivity settings are merged into a single composite image. The shape information from the first image and temperature information from the second image are combined, allowing both types of information to be represented with optimal quality in one unified output, thereby managing the complexity of using multiple sensitivity settings.
3Device complexity
If only shape information is captured, then the imaging process is simple, but temperature distribution information is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging system is designed with multi-functionality to capture both shape information and temperature information using the same imaging apparatus. By implementing multiple sensitivity settings within a single device, the system can perform multiple imaging functions without requiring separate devices, thus avoiding increased complexity while preventing information loss.
4Device complexity
If only temperature information is captured, then the imaging process is simple, but shape information is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges shape information captured at the first sensitivity setting with temperature information captured at the second sensitivity setting into a composite image. This combining approach ensures that neither shape nor temperature information is lost, while the multi-functional imaging apparatus manages the process complexity efficiently.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the simultaneous representation of shape and temperature information in a single image, enhancing visual understanding by superimposing temperature distribution information on the shape image, with the sensitivity settings optimized for each type of information.
Implementation Method 1
an image sensor that images near-infrared light
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an imaging control device including: a processor; and a memory connected to or built in the processor. The processor acquires a first image by causing an image sensor of an imaging apparatus to image first light with a first sensitivity, and acquires a second image by causing the image sensor to image second light with a second sensitivity. The first sensitivity is a sensitivity for representing shape information of a subject with a first gradation in the first image. The second sensitivity is a sensitivity for representing temperature information of the subject with a second gradation in the second image.