公开(公告)号：US10955555B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16538864

申请日：2019-08-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thierry Oggier ,  Scott T. Smith ,  Andrew Herrington

IPC: G01S7/4865 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/296 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/271 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S7/4863

Abstract: Optical apparatus includes a projector, which directs a sequence of pulses of radiation toward a scene so as to form one or more lines of the radiation on the scene. A receiver includes an array of single-photon detectors, which output, in response to the radiation that is incident thereon, signals indicative of a time-of-flight of the pulses from the projector to the receiver via the points in the scene, and collection optics, which form an image the scene on the array, including the one or more lines of the radiation, such that each single-photon detector receives the radiation reflected from a corresponding point in the scene. A processor receives the signals output by the sensing elements, and derives depth coordinates of the points in the scene from both the time-of-flight of the pulses and triangulation of the one or more lines in the image.

公开(公告)号：US10742881B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16045770

申请日：2018-07-26

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Andrew Herrington ,  Matthew A Helms

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N13/106 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a mount, which is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. A line radiation source is attached to the mount and configured to project a line of radiation onto a scene surrounding the mount as the mount rotates. An imaging assembly is attached to the mount in a location that is offset from the radiation source and includes a temporal contrast sensor including a two-dimensional array of sensing elements, which independently and asynchronously generate event signals in response to temporal changes of irradiance, and objective optics, which are configured to image the scene onto the array.

公开(公告)号：US10436910B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15700231

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Thierry Oggier ,  Scott T. Smith ,  Andrew Herrington

IPC: H04N5/228 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G01S7/486 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/296 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/271

Abstract: Optical apparatus includes a scanning line projector, which is configured to scan a line of radiation across a scene. A receiver includes an array of sensing elements, which are configured to output signals in response to the radiation that is incident thereon, and collection optics configured to image the scene onto the array, such that each sensing element receives the radiation reflected from a corresponding point in the scene. A processor is coupled to receive the signals output by the sensing elements, to identify respective times of passage of the scanned line across the points in the scene by comparing a time-dependent waveform of the signals from the corresponding sensing elements to an expected waveform, and to derive depth coordinates of the points in the scene from the respective times of passage.

公开(公告)号：US20180081062A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15700231

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Thierry Oggier ,  Scott T. Smith ,  Andrew Herrington

IPC: G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S7/486 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G06T7/521

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S7/4865 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N13/128 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N13/296

Abstract: Optical apparatus includes a scanning line projector, which is configured to scan a line of radiation across a scene. A receiver includes an array of sensing elements, which are configured to output signals in response to the radiation that is incident thereon, and collection optics configured to image the scene onto the array, such that each sensing element receives the radiation reflected from a corresponding point in the scene. A processor is coupled to receive the signals output by the sensing elements, to identify respective times of passage of the scanned line across the points in the scene by comparing a time-dependent waveform of the signals from the corresponding sensing elements to an expected waveform, and to derive depth coordinates of the points in the scene from the respective times of passage.