Title:
IMAGING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/055643
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a compound-eye imaging device including M (M is a natural number not smaller than 2) imaging systems each formed by an optical system and an imaging element. The imaging system is formed by a reference imaging system and an M-1 dependent imaging system. The imaging element of the reference imaging system has an imaging plane arranged on a plane substantially identical to an imaging plane of the imaging element of the dependent imaging system. The imaging element of the reference imaging system and the imaging element of the dependent imaging system are arranged on a substantially straight line of the pixel arrangement direction of the imaging elements. The imaging elements of the L-th (L is a positive integer whose maximum value is M-1) dependent imaging system in the dependent imaging systems is arranged at a distance of W × ((L/M + N) (W is a length of one pixel of the imaging element and N is a natural number including 0) in the direction substantially orthogonal to the straight line with respect to the imaging element of the reference imaging system in the plane. With this configuration, it is possible to generate a image of a high resolution without requiring a complicated control of the optical system.
Inventors:
OMORI KEISUKE
Application Number:
PCT/JP2009/005996
Publication Date:
May 20, 2010
Filing Date:
November 10, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SHARP KK (JP)
OMORI KEISUKE
OMORI KEISUKE
International Classes:
G02B1/06; H04N5/225; G02B3/00; G02B3/14; G02B7/00; G03B19/00; H04N5/335; H04N5/349
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2007013250A1 | 2007-02-01 | |||
| WO2006064751A1 | 2006-06-22 |
Foreign References:
| JP2007520166A | 2007-07-19 | |||
| JP2000244932A | 2000-09-08 | |||
| JPH07322149A | 1995-12-08 | |||
| JP2008289618A | 2008-12-04 |
Other References:
THE INSTITUTE OF IMAGE ELECTRONICS PROCEEDINGS, 4 March 1990 (1990-03-04), pages 23 - 28
See also references of EP 2352277A4
See also references of EP 2352277A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FUNAYAMA, Takeshi et al. (JP)
Takeshi Funayama (JP)
Takeshi Funayama (JP)
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