PARALLAX FREE THIN MULTI-CAMERA SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CAPTURING FULL WIDE FIELD OF VIEW IMAGES

摘要

Methods and systems for producing wide field of view field-of-view images are disclosed. In some embodiments, an imaging system includes a front camera having a first field-of-view (FOV) in a first direction and an optical axis that extends through the first FOV, a back camera having an optical axis that extends through the first FOV, a plurality of side cameras disposed between the front camera and the back camera, a back light re-directing reflective mirror component disposed between the back camera and plurality of side cameras, the back light re-directing reflective mirror component further disposed perpendicular to the optical axis of the back camera, and a plurality of side light re-directing reflective mirror components, each of the plurality of side cameras positioned to receive light re-directed reflected from one of the plurality of light redirecting reflective mirror components.

主权项

1. An imaging system, comprising:
an optical component comprising at least four light redirecting surfaces; at least four cameras each configured to capture one of a plurality of partial images of a target scene, each of the at least four cameras having:
an optical axis aligned with a corresponding one of the at least four light redirecting surfaces of the optical component,a lens assembly positioned to receive light representing one of the plurality of partial images of the target scene redirected from the corresponding one of the at least four light redirecting surfaces, andan image sensor that receives the light after passing of the light through the lens assembly; and a virtual optical axis passing through the optical component, a point of intersection of the optical axis of at least two of the at least four cameras located on the virtual optical axis.