Devices and Methods for Providing Foveated Scanning Laser Image Projection with Depth Mapping

    公开(公告)号:US20180176551A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15386576

    申请日:2016-12-21

    Abstract: Devices and methods are described herein for providing foveated image projection. In general, at least one source of laser light is used to generate a laser beam, and scanning mirror(s) that reflect the laser beam into a pattern of scan lines. The source of light is controlled to selectively generate projected image pixels during a first portion of the pattern of scan lines, and to selectively generate depth mapping pulses during a second portion of the pattern of scan lines. The projected image pixels generate a projected image, while the depth mapping pulses are reflected from the surface, received, and used to generate a 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the measured surface depth at each point. Thus, during each scan of the pattern both a projected image and a surface depth map can be generated, with the surface depth map used to modify some portion of the projected pixels.

    Devices and methods for providing depth mapping with scanning laser image projection

    公开(公告)号:US10145680B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15236133

    申请日:2016-08-12

    Abstract: Devices and methods are described herein for combining image projection with surface scanning. In general, the devices and methods utilize at least one source of laser light to generate a laser beam, and scanning mirror(s) that reflect the laser beam into a pattern of scan lines. The source of light is controlled to selectively generate projected image pixels during a first portion of the pattern of scan lines, and to selectively generate depth mapping pulses during a second portion of the pattern of scan lines. The projected image pixels generate a projected image, while the depth mapping pulses are reflected from the surface, received, and used to generate a 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the measured surface depth at each point. Thus, during each scan of the pattern both a projected image and a surface depth map can be generated.

    Devices and methods for providing foveated scanning laser image projection with depth mapping

    公开(公告)号:US10200683B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15386576

    申请日:2016-12-21

    Abstract: Devices and methods are described herein for providing foveated image projection. In general, at least one source of laser light is used to generate a laser beam, and scanning mirror(s) that reflect the laser beam into a pattern of scan lines. The source of light is controlled to selectively generate projected image pixels during a first portion of the pattern of scan lines, and to selectively generate depth mapping pulses during a second portion of the pattern of scan lines. The projected image pixels generate a projected image, while the depth mapping pulses are reflected from the surface, received, and used to generate a 3-dimensional point clouds that describe the measured surface depth at each point. Thus, during each scan of the pattern both a projected image and a surface depth map can be generated, with the surface depth map used to modify some portion of the projected pixels.

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