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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Newsight Imaging Ltd., Ness Ziona, IL;
Eyal Yatskan, Modiin, IL;
Other;
Abstract
A range detector for detecting distance of an object is provided. The detector includes: a light source configured to emit a first light pulse and a second light pulse towards a distant object, the first light pulse being configured for short-range object detection and the second light pulse being configured for long-range object detection; an active pixel sensor having a plurality of pixel elements each of which including at least one photodiode and at least one floating diffusion region configured to receive photoelectric charge from the at least one photodiode, the at least one photodiode being disposed with respect to the light source, such that the first and second pulses are reflected back from the object towards the at least one photodiode; and a controller configured to actuate the light source to selectively emit the first and second light pulses and to determine distance of the object.