Abstract:
A method for facilitating removal of multipath signal interference from light data can comprise illuminating, with an illumination unit, a target with a light source. The illumination unit can be configured to project a high spatial -frequency pattern onto the target in such a way as to redistribute spectral energy to higher frequencies. The method can also comprise acquiring, with a sensor unit, reflected light data reflected from the target. The reflected light data can comprise an array of spatial domain information received from light reflected by the target. Further, the method can comprise processing, with the one or more processors, the reflected light data. The processing applies a high-pass filter within the spatial domain to the reflected light data.
Abstract:
The technology described herein recalibrates a structured light sensor in the field using time-of-flight sensor data. Structured light sensors are sensitive to mechanical changes that result in decreased accuracy. A structured light system calculates the range to an object by comparing a reference image to the actual image of the scene. The reference image is what the projected light pattern would look like on a flat object at a known distance. When the projected image changes, the reference image no longer matches the projected pattern. The calibration technology described herein captures a new reference image based on the current sensor characteristics using a time-of-flight capable sensor as the structured light imaging sensor.
Abstract:
A method for facilitating removal of specular reflection noise from light data can include illuminating, using an illumination unit, a target with a light source. The illumination unit is configured to project light with a spatial light pattern onto the target. The method can also include acquiring, with a sensor unit, light data that is reflected from the target. The light data may comprise a directly reflected spatial light pattern and a specular reflected spatial light pattern. The directly reflected spatial light pattern and the specular reflected spatial light pattern comprise at least one spatial distinction that distinguishes the directly reflected spatial light pattern from the specular reflected spatial light pattern. The method can further comprise processing the light data to distinguish the directly reflected spatial light pattern from the specular reflected spatial light pattern based upon the at least one spatial distinction.