TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM WITH SCANNING ILLUMINATOR

摘要

A time of flight camera system is described. The time of flight camera system includes an illuminator. The illuminator has a movable optical component to scan light within the time-of-flight camera's field of view to illuminate a first region within the field of view that is larger than a second region within the time-of-flight camera's field of view that is illuminated at any instant by the light. The illuminator also includes an image sensor to determine depth profile information within the first region using time-of-flight measurement techniques.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
scanning light within a time-of-flight camera's field of view to illuminate a first region within said field of view that is larger than a second region within said time-of-flight camera's field of view that is illuminated at any instant by said light; and, determining depth profile information within said first region using time-of-flight measurement techniques.