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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1992
Allan Wirth, Bedford, MA (US);
Andrew J Jankevics, Acton, MA (US);
Franklin M Landers, Wakefield, MA (US);
Theresa L Bruno, Bedford, MA (US);
Dante P D'Amato, Swampscott, MA (US);
Lawrence E Schmutz, Watertown, MA (US);
Lawrence H Gilligan, Charlottesville, VA (US);
John L Duncan, Cary, NC (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A panoramic imaging system is formed from select configurations of micro-optic multiplets (MOM) comprised of two microlens modules (MLM). The MLMs themselves are formed from arrays of microlenses. The present panoramic imaging system is characterized by the two MLMs configured on concentric approximately spherical surfaces. The optic axis of each of the microlenses is tilted slightly with respect to its neighbor to allow for proper alignment of images to form a single primary image on a substantially spherical global image surface.