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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Stmicroelectronics France, Montrouge, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Jeremie Teyssier, Grenoble, FR;
Antoine Drouot, Paris, FR;
Thibault Augey, Grenoble, FR;
Valerie Pena-Laroche, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics France, Montrouge, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
An indirect time-of-flight measurement sensor includes a photosensitive pixel array configured to acquire a succession of images of a scene during a given exposure time. The sensor includes a control unit configured to control the acquisition of the succession of images by the pixel array and to define an exposure time for this acquisition based on a pixel saturation rate of the array, distances between the sensor and elements of the scene, and a standard deviation of the distances between the sensor and the elements of the scene.