THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGING DEVICE

Abstract: a three-dimensional video imaging device includes a light source unit, a three-chip imaging element unit, and a processing unit. the three-chip imaging element unit includes a first prism, a reflection dichroic film, a first imaging element, a second imaging element that is a short-range time-of-flight (tof) sensor, a third imaging element, a second prism, a half mirror, and a third prism. the processing unit includes an emission control unit, a second imaging element control unit, a third imaging element control unit, a first distance data calculation unit, a second distance data calculation unit, a measurement range determination unit, and a distance data output switching unit.

Inventor(s): Toshihide KOBAYASHI, Shogo MASUDA

CPC Classification: H04N13/254 (in combination with electromagnetic radiation sources for illuminating objects)

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