Image Capturing System Balancing Spectral Intensity via Periodic Action
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing systems for observing living organisms, particularly human bodies, suffer from loss of image information due to the high luminance value of the R component, which overwhelms the B and G components, making it difficult to capture useful image information from the B and G wavelength regions.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing system that includes light receiving elements sensitive to multiple wavelength ranges and a control section that adjusts the frequency of light reception to prioritize the second wavelength range with lower spectral intensity, ensuring balanced image capture of R, G, and B components, along with luminescence light, to enhance image quality and information retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the image capturing system uses light receiving elements to capture all wavelength ranges simultaneously, then the complete image information is captured, but the high luminance value of the R component overwhelms and buries the B and G component information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by controlling light receiving elements to alternately capture light in different wavelength ranges at different frequencies. Specifically, elements sensitive to lower spectral intensity ranges (B and G components) are controlled to receive light more frequently than elements sensitive to higher spectral intensity ranges (R component), creating a periodic sampling pattern that balances the captured information across all wavelength ranges
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of light reception frequency for different wavelength ranges. By adjusting the reception frequency parameter based on spectral intensity characteristics, the system compensates for the overwhelming R component and enhances the visibility of B and G component information, transforming the balance of captured image information
2Loss of information
If the system prioritizes capturing light in lower spectral intensity ranges, then the B and G component information becomes visible, but the overall image capture frequency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by having different light receiving elements operate at different frequencies rather than uniformly. Elements capturing lower spectral intensity ranges (B and G) are controlled to receive light more frequently than elements capturing higher spectral intensity ranges (R), allowing selective enhancement of critical information without uniformly increasing the burden on all system components
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
This approach allows for the generation of high-quality images that effectively balance the representation of all color components, enabling clearer visualization of internal structures like blood vessels, even when R component luminance is high, thereby improving medical observation and procedure assistance.
Implementation Method 1
adjusting light reception frequencies based on spectral reflectance
Data Source
AI summary
An image capturing system includes an image capturing section that includes a plurality of light receiving elements configured to receive light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength range, a control section that controls the light in the second wavelength range to be received by each of the plurality of light receiving elements more frequently than the light in the first wavelength range, where the light in the second wavelength range has a lower spectral intensity than the light in the first wavelength range, and an image generating section that generates an image by using the light in the first wavelength range received by the plurality of light receiving elements at a given timing and the light in the second wavelength range received by the plurality of light receiving elements at a different timing.