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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Hitachi-lg Data Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Daisuke Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;

Yuuichi Nonaka, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/36 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G01S 17/18 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/36 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/18 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01);
Abstract

It is possible to generate a range image with higher accuracy. A range image generation apparatus includes: a light emitting unit that emits light toward an object at different light emission intensities; a light receiving unit that captures an image of the object by receiving light including reflected light from the object and calculates a light exposure amount for each pixel; and a range calculating unit that calculates a range to the object by replacing a light exposure amount at a first light emission intensity by a light exposure amount at a second light emission intensity in a predetermined case and generates a range image.


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