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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akinari Takagi, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/34 (2021.01); G02B 7/30 (2021.01); G01S 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/085 (2013.01); G02B 7/30 (2013.01); G02B 7/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a ranging apparatus capable of acquiring an image and high-accurately measuring a distance. The ranging apparatus includes a camerawhich includes an optical systemand an image pickup devicehaving a plurality of pixels arranged therein, an image analysis section, and a distance information acquisition section, the optical systemincludes an aperturedisposed between two lensesand, the apertureincludes two aperture holescorresponding to two ranging pupilsand, and the pixels include two image pickup pixelscorresponding to two aperture holes