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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
Torsten Kempf, Aachen, DE;
Saul Sanz Rodriguez, Aachen, DE;
Pepe Fernandez-Dorado, Aachen, DE;
Laurens Nunnink, Simpelveld, NL;
Assignee:
COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G02B 7/1827 (2013.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/225 (2022.01); G06V 10/245 (2022.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects using an imaging device and a controllable mirror. The controllable mirror can be controlled to change a field of view for the imaging device, including so as to acquire images of different locations, of different parts of an object, or with different degrees of zoom.