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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Eric Foxlin, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Eric Foxlin, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
THALES VISIONIX, INC., Clarksburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/00 (2006.01); G01S 3/783 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7835 (2013.01); G01S 5/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
Technology described in this document can be embodied in an optical sensor that includes a rectangular array of at least four photodetector cells of substantially equal size. An opaque mask is affixed over the rectangular array. The opaque mask defines a substantially rectangular aperture for admitting light onto only a portion of the surface of each of the at least four photodetector cells, where the aperture can be centrally positioned over the rectangular array.