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Paul Gallagher

Kartik Venkataraman

Dan C Lelescu

Semyon Nisenzon

Ankit K Jain

Jacques Duparre

Andrew Kenneth John McMahon

Adam Bradley

Florian Ciurea

Gabriel Molina

Bedabrata Pain

Gregory Kent Myers

Ronald E Pelrine

Roy D Kornbluh

Joseph S Eckerle

Qibing Pei

Yun-Tae Lee

Donald E Czyzyk

Subramanian Venkat Shastri

Joon-seo Yim

Simon Summy

Siamak Abdollahi

Imrul Kayes

Bing Han

A method of managing power usage of a depth imaging system including an image sensor having an array of pixels configured to detect light incident from a scene and an optical encoder configured to modulate the incident light detected by the pixels in accordance with an angle of incidence of the incident light. The method includes operating the system in a lower power mode corresponding to a first power consumption level, including capturing, with the pixels, image data of the scene having angle-dependent information encoded therein by the optical encoder, and identifying, based on the angle-dependent information, signature information in the image data indicative of a detection of an object within a specified depth range. The method also includes, in response to identifying the signature information, transitioning to operating the system in a higher power mode corresponding to a second power consumption level higher than the first power consumption level.

Power management techniques in depth imaging

A normally closed port valve seals a hydraulic hose connection port of a hydraulic bicycle component. Connection of an end of a hydraulic hose assembly to the port opens the valve, placing the assembly's hydraulic fluid chamber in fluid communication with the interior of the hose assembly. A hydraulic cylinder of the assembly is in fluid communication with the chamber. A spring may be used to bias the valve to a closed condition.

Hydraulic bicycle system

Systems with an array camera augmented with a conventional camera in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In some embodiments, the array camera is used to capture a first set of image data of a scene and a conventional camera is used to capture a second set of image data for the scene. An object of interest is identified in the first set of image data. A first depth measurement for the object of interest is determined and compared to a predetermined threshold. If the first depth measurement is above the threshold, a second set of image data captured using the conventional camera is obtained. The object of interest is identified in the second set of image data and a second depth measurement for the object of interest is determined using at least a portion of the first set of image data and at least a portion of the second set of image data.

Autofocus system for a conventional camera that uses depth information from an array camera

Systems and methods for stereo imaging with camera arrays in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of generating depth information for an object using two or more array cameras that each include a plurality of imagers includes obtaining a first set of image data captured from a first set of viewpoints, identifying an object in the first set of image data, determining a first depth measurement, determining whether the first depth measurement is above a threshold, and when the depth is above the threshold: obtaining a second set of image data of the same scene from a second set of viewpoints located known distances from one viewpoint in the first set of viewpoints, identifying the object in the second set of image data, and determining a second depth measurement using the first set of image data and the second set of image data.

Systems and methods for estimating depth using stereo array cameras

A normally closed port valve seals a hydraulic hose connection port of a hydraulic bicycle component. Connection of an end of a hydraulic hose assembly to the port opens the valve, placing the assembly's hydraulic fluid chamber in fluid communication with the interior of the hose assembly. A hydraulic cylinder of the assembly is in fluid communication with the chamber. A spring may be used to bias the valve to a closed condition and simultaneously to bias a brake actuating piston to a non-actuated position.

A brake caliper may include a housing having a cavity. The brake caliper also includes a brake pad and a heat shield disposed in the cavity. The heat shield may be positioned substantially orthogonal to the brake rotor and include a slot to receive a portion of a brake rotor.

Heat shields and brake calipers including one or more heat shields

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement one-dimensional array cameras, as well as modular array cameras using sub-array modules. In one embodiment, a 1&#xd7;N array camera module includes: a 1&#xd7;N arrangement of focal planes, where N is greater than or equal to 2, each focal plane includes a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels, and each focal plane not including pixels from another focal plane; and a 1&#xd7;N arrangement of lens stacks, the arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1&#xd7;N arrangement of cameras, each configured to independently capture an image of a scene, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to that of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene.

Thin form factor computational array cameras and modular array cameras

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement modular array cameras using sub-array modules. In one embodiment, an X&#xd7;Y sub-array module includes: an X&#xd7;Y arrangement of focal planes, where X and Y are each greater than or equal to 1; and an X&#xd7;Y arrangement of lens stacks, the X&#xd7;Y arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the X&#xd7;Y arrangement of focal planes so as to form an X&#xd7;Y arrangement of cameras, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene; and image data output circuitry that is configured to output image data from the X&#xd7;Y sub-array module that can be aggregated with image data from other sub-array modules so that an image of the scene can be constructed.

Array cameras including an array camera module augmented with a separate camera

Systems and methods for estimating depth using ad hoc stereo array cameras

Systems and methods for stereo imaging with camera arrays

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Paul Gallagher