A 134-pixel CMOS sensor for combined time-of-flight and optical triangulation 3-D imaging

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1354-1364

  Sgrott, Oreste ^a   Mosconi, Daniel ^a   Perenzoni, Matteo ^a   Pedretti, Gianmaria ^a   Gonzo, Lorenzo ^a   Stoppa, David ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMOS active pixel; image sensor; optical triangulation; range finding; three dimensional image sensor; time of flight

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGING; ACTIVE PIXEL; BACKGROUND REJECTION; CMOS SENSORS; INDIRECT TIME OF FLIGHTS; LINEAR ARRAYS; OPERATION SPEED; OPTICAL TRIANGULATIONS; PIXEL ARRAYS; SPOT POSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS; TIME OF FLIGHT; WINNER TAKE ALLS;

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PIXELS; RANGE FINDERS; RANGE FINDING; TRIANGULATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77954149411     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2010.2048076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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