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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Shigeru Oohchida, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Fujimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasufumi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Morita, Yamato, JP;
Shigeru Oohchida, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Fujimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Yasufumi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Morita, Yamato, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A stereo camera apparatus includes a first image capturing unit having first and second lens units, a first light synthesis unit, a first area-divided filter, and a first image capturing element. The first light synthesis unit and the first area-divided filter guide S-polarized and P-polarized light components to the first image capturing element. The second image capturing unit includes third and fourth lens units, a second light synthesis unit, a second area-divided filter, and a second image capturing element. The second light synthesis unit and the second area-divided filter guide S-polarized and P-polarized light components to the second image capturing element. The control unit includes first and second controllers to compute three-dimensional data of object using the S-polarized and P-polarized light component images, respectively.