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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roger Stettner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Howard W. Bailey, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/20 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/2093 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); H04N 13/0253 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention tracks or locates small moving objects, or generates a 3-D frame of data by using 3-D focal plane arrays with low laser energy and few mechanically moving parts. The invention may be used to determine the direction of a laser designating a target, for target tracking, used as a 3-D movie/video camera or used to provide data for autonomous navigation.