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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1982
David M Zuk, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An image sensor for generating multi-bit digital pixel values for analyses in a digital image processor. A phase detector is utilized for detecting the relative phase difference between a modulation reference waveform for modulating a light source and the reflected information waveform from the illuminated target area. A high speed digital counter is driven by a phase locked loop frequency multiplier. The counter is enabled and reset by digital logic levels derived from the reference and signal waveforms. A latch is provided to store the count on the counter output when the counter is reset to thereby provide a multi-bit digital pixel value representative of characteristics of the target being sensed.