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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Ryohei Ikeno, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kawata, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Urabe, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A range image generating apparatus capable of preventing or reducing generation of range images with interference, which contain e.g., pixels with erroneous distance values is provided. The range image generating apparatus includes: a light source radiating a light; an image pickup element; a range image generating unit; a frequency changing unit that changes a modulation frequency for each frame rate or charge storage time; and a control unit that controls the light source and the image pickup element in synchronization with the modulation frequency changed by the frequency changing unit.