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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus is configured to control an optical apparatus that acquires distance information to an object and includes a light emitter configured to emit to the object pulsed light at a plurality of emission intervals set to be at unequal time intervals, and a light receiver configured to detect the pulsed light reflected by the object. The control apparatus acquires first and second measurement times, and acquires flight time of the pulsed light from when the pulsed light is emitted to when the pulsed light is detected by the light receiver based on a plurality of first data obtained by adding a plurality of first offsets based on the plurality of emission intervals to the first measurement time, and a plurality of second data obtained by adding a plurality of second offsets based on the plurality of emission intervals to the second measurement time.