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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Stefan Koch, Oppenweiler, DE;
Marc Guthoerl, Delmenhorst, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Koch, Oppenweiler, DE;
Marc Guthoerl, Delmenhorst, DE;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of two dimensional (2D) radiometric imaging. The present invention especially relates to a sensor unit. The sensor unit according to the present invention comprises a reflecting element mounted so as to be rotatable around an axis of rotation and a line sensor operating in the microwave, millimeter wave and/or terahertz frequency range and having its field of view directed towards the reflecting element, whereby the axis of rotation intersects with a reflection plane of the reflecting element.