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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Odos Imaging Ltd., Edinburgh, GB;
Chris Yates, Edinburgh, GB;
Chris Softley, Gorebridge, GB;
ODOS IMAGING LTD., Edinburgh, GB;
Abstract
A method is provided for illuminating an object and for determining a distance value R. The object is illuminated with a light source and the light intensity of the light source is switched at a time Tfrom an intensity Ito an intensity Ibeing lower than Iand switched back to Iat a time T+T. A signal value U is outputted at the end of an integration window time period which has such a predetermined delay relative to Tthat either Tor T+Tis between an integration start point in time Tof the integration window time period and an integration end point in time T+T, with Tbeing a point in time when light with the intensity Iarrives first at the photo element, and Tis longer than T.