Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.

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Université De La Méditerranée - Aix-marseille II

Ecole Polytechnique Féderale De Lausanne (epfl)

Frank Wippermann

Andreas Braeuer

Andreas Brueckner

Jacques Duparré

Andreas Brückner

Andreas Reimann

Andreas Bräuer

Alexander Oberdörster

Nicolas Lange

Peter Dannberg

Alexander Oberdoerster

Jacques Duparre

Oliver Pabst

Peter Schreiber

Andreas Tünnermann

Reinhard Voelkel

Nico Hagen

Robert Leitel

Jens Dunkel

Andreas BRÜCKNER

Jaques DuparrÉ

Reinhard VÖLKEL

Stephane Viollet

Nicolas Franceschini

Jean-Christophe Zufferey

Dario Floreano

Franck Ruffier

A device includes a plurality of imaging optical channels inclined in relation to one another, each of which includes an optic and at least one detector pixel arrangement. The plurality of optical channels are configured to obtain an image of a dot pattern of a field of view by imaging said field of view. The optical channels pass through the display plane and are set up for imaging (projecting) the field of view between the display pixels. The device includes an evaluator that is coupled to detector pixels of the detector pixel arrangements and configured to evaluate the dot pattern on the basis of a comparison, which causes hyper resolution, of signal intensities of different detector pixels so as to obtain an evaluation result, and to control the device at least partly on the basis of the evaluation result.

Device and method of capturing a projected dot pattern in a display device

A multi-aperture imaging device includes image sensor means with a plurality of image sensor areas and a plurality of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes an optic for imaging a partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor area of the image sensor means associated with the optical channel. The plurality of optical channels is configured to image the total field of view completely. A first partial field of view of the total field of view and a second partial field of view of the total field of view are captured by a different number of optical channels.

Multi-channel imaging device and device having a multi-aperture imaging device

An inventive device includes a multi-aperture imaging device comprising an image sensor; an array of adjacently arranged optical channels, each optical channel including an optic for projecting at least one partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor area of the image sensor arrangement, a beam deflection means for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels, and a focusing means for setting a focal position of the multi-aperture imaging device. The device further comprises a control means configured to control the focusing means and to receive image information from the image sensor; the control means being configured to control the multi-aperture imaging device into a sequence of focal positions so as to capture a corresponding sequence of image information of the total field of view and to produce, from the sequence of image information, a depth map for the captured total field of view.

Device comprising a multi-aperture imaging device for generating a depth map

An inventive device includes a multi-aperture imaging device having an image sensor; an array of adjacently arranged optical channels, each optical channel including optics for projecting at least one partial field of view of a total field of view on an image sensor area of the image sensor, a beam deflector for deflecting a beam path of the optical channels, and focusing means for setting a focal position of the multi-aperture imaging device. The device further includes control means configured to control the focusing means and to receive image information from the image sensor; wherein the control means is configured to control the focusing means and to receive image information from the image sensor; wherein the control means is configured to set a sequence of focal positions in the multi-aperture imaging device so as to detect a corresponding sequence of image information of the total field of view, and to create a depth map for the detected total field of view on the basis of the sequence of image information.

A multi-aperture imaging device is provided that includes an image sensor and an array of adjacently arranged optical channels. Each optical channel includes an optic for imaging at least one partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor area of the image sensor. The device has a beam-deflector for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels and the beam-deflector includes a first beam-deflecting area operative for a first wavelength range of electromagnetic radiation passing through the optical channel; and a includes second beam-deflecting area operative for a second wavelength range of the electromagnetic radiation passing through the optical channels. The second wavelength range is different from the first wavelength range.

Multi-aperture imaging device with a wavelength-specific beam deflector and device having such a multi-aperture imaging device

A multi-aperture imaging device includes an image sensor, an array of optical channels, each optical channel including an optic for imaging a partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor region of the image sensor, and a beam-deflector switchable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position by executing a switching movement, and configured to deflect, in a first rotational position, optical paths of the optical channels into a first viewing direction, and to deflect, in a second rotational position, the optical paths of the optical channels into a second viewing direction. The array is configured to execute, based on the switching movement, an adjustment movement for adjusting an orientation of the array with respect to the beam-deflector.

Multi-aperture imaging device having a low installation height and a switchable viewing direction, imaging system and method for providing a multi-aperture imaging device

A device described here includes a housing and a multi-aperture imaging device. The multi-aperture imaging device includes an array of optical channels arranged next to one another and a beam-deflector for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels. In a first operating state of the device, the housing encloses a housing volume. In the first operating state of the device, the beam-deflector includes a first position within the housing volume. In a second operating state of the device, the beam-deflector includes a second position where the beam-deflector is arranged at least partly outside the housing volume.

Device comprising a multi-aperture imaging device, method for producing same and method for capturing a total field of view

A multi-aperture imaging device includes an array of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes optics for imaging a partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor region of an image sensor. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a beam-deflecting unit for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels to a viewing direction of the multi-aperture imaging device. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a diaphragm structure arranged to at least partly close a gap between the array and the beam-deflecting unit.

Multi-aperture imaging device of low stray light sensitivity, imaging system and method for providing a multi-aperture imaging device

A device includes an image sensor and an array of optical channels, each optical channel including an optic for projecting a partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor area of the image sensor. A first optical channel of the array is configured to image a first partial field of view of the total field of view. A second optical channel of the array is configured to image a second partial field of view of the total field of view. The device includes a calculating unit configured to obtain image information of the first and second partial fields of view on the basis of the imaged partial fields of view, and to obtain image information of the total field of view, and to combine the image information of the partial fields of view with the image information of the total field of view so as to generate combined image information of the total field of view.

Device for imaging partial fields of view, multi-aperture imaging device and method of providing same

A device includes a multi-aperture imaging device having an image sensor; an array of adjacently arranged optical channels, and a beam deflector for deflecting a beam path of the optical channels, wherein a relative position of the beam deflector is switchable between first and second positions so that in the first and second positions, the beam path is deflected towards first and second total fields of view, respectively. The device further includes controller adapted to control the beam deflector to move to the first and second positions to obtain imaging information of the first and second total fields of view, respectively, from the image sensor; and to insert a portion of the first imaging information into the second imaging information so as to obtain accumulated image information that in parts represents the first total field of view and in parts represents the second total field of view.

Device comprising a multi-aperture imaging device for accumulating image information

What is described are a method and a device, wherein two types of individual images are captured, namely a set of individual images captured simultaneously, and a further set of individual images captured in temporal succession. Among said two sets of individual images, individual images are selected which in combination result in a panoramic image.

Generating panoramic images

In order to achieve a relatively small installation height of a multi-aperture imaging device having a one-line array of adjacently arranged optical channels, lenses of the optics of the optical channels are attached to a main side of a substrate by one or more lens holders and are mechanically connected via the substrate, the substrate being positioned such that the optical paths of the plurality of optical channels pass therethrough.

Multi-aperture imaging device comprising an optical substrate

A multi-aperture imaging device that is, on the one hand, able to provide image information on a scene and, on the other hand, allows obtaining high lateral resolution and/or a wide total field of view, is described. The multi-aperture imaging device is provided with a first plurality of optical channels for projecting overlapping first partial fields of view of a total field of view on first image sensor areas of an image sensor of the multi-aperture imaging device, as well as with a second arrangement of optical channels for projecting at least a part of of the total field of view on a second image sensor area of the image sensor.

Multi-aperture imaging device

An apparatus having an optical structure and ridges is described, wherein adhesive is arranged between the ridges and the optical structure, wherein the adhesive is effective to effect, after its annealing, a predetermined orientation of the optical structure in relation to a reference plane.

Optical structure with ridges arranged at the same and method for producing the same

A multi-aperture imaging device includes an image sensor and an array of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes an optic for imaging at least a part of a total field of view onto an image sensor region of the image sensor. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a beam-deflector including at least one beam-deflecting element for deflecting an optical path of an optical channel, wherein each optical channel is assigned a beam-deflecting element. The beam-deflecting element is configured to have a transparent state of a controllable surface based on first electric control and to have a reflecting state of the controllable surface based on a second electric control in order to deflect the optical path.

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Meiningen, Germany

Frank Wippermann