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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Soichiro Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Takenaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamon Sadasue, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Katagiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Soichiro Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Takenaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamon Sadasue, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Katagiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging system includes a plurality of imaging bodies, a moving part, and an imaging control unit. Each of the imaging bodies includes a first optical element that images a range containing a hemisphere that is centered at an optical axis and oriented in a first direction of the optical axis, and a second optical element that images a range containing a hemisphere that is centered at the optical axis and oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The imaging bodies is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The moving part moves the imaging bodies on a straight line. The imaging control unit is configured to cause the imaging bodies to perform imaging in synchronization with each other, and acquire a taken image from each of the imaging bodies.