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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Erik L. Waldron, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 13/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 3/09 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/06 (2013.01); G02B 5/001 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); H04N 3/09 (2013.01); H04N 5/2259 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); G02B 27/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A large field-of-view (FOV) imaging apparatus includes a monocentric lens, and a plurality of imaging modules comprising digital mirror device(s) (DMD) arranged to form or arranged in proximity to a spherical focal surface in optical communication with the monocentric lens such that the monocentric lens directs light rays that enter the monocentric lens at a surface of the monocentric lens towards the spherical focal surface and into the imaging modules as a function of incident angle of each light ray relative to a reference plane.