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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Ronald P. Earhart, Westminster, CO (US);
Rex M. Craig, Niwot, CO (US);
Christian J. Grund, Boulder, CO (US);
Bevan Staple, Longmont, CO (US);
Carl S. Weimer, Boulder, CO (US);
Ronald P. Earhart, Westminster, CO (US);
Rex M. Craig, Niwot, CO (US);
Christian J. Grund, Boulder, CO (US);
Bevan Staple, Longmont, CO (US);
Carl S. Weimer, Boulder, CO (US);
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to systems and methods for the capture of information regarding scenes using single or multiple three-dimensional LADAR systems. Where multiple systems are included, those systems can be placed in different positions about the imaged scene such that each LADAR system provides different viewing perspectives and/or angles. In accordance with further embodiments, the single or multiple LADAR systems can include two-dimensional focal plane arrays, in addition to three-dimensional focal plane arrays, and associated light sources for obtaining three-dimensional information about a scene, including information regarding the contours of the objects within the scene. Processing of captured image information can be performed in real time, and processed scene information can include data frames that comprise three-dimensional and two-dimensional image data.