Plenoptic Imager for Automated Surface Navigation
TBMG-8505
09/01/2010
- Content
An electro-optical imaging device is capable of autonomously determining the range to objects in a scene without the use of active emitters or multiple apertures. The novel, automated, low-power imaging system is based on a plenoptic camera design that was constructed as a breadboard system. Nanohmics proved feasibility of the concept by designing an optical system for a prototype plenoptic camera, developing simulated plenoptic images and range-calculation algorithms, constructing a breadboard prototype plenoptic camera, and processing images (including range calculations) from the prototype system.
- Citation
- "Plenoptic Imager for Automated Surface Navigation," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2010.