Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image-capture systems and methods
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Application No.: US17279885Application Date: 2019-09-27
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Publication No.: US11949972B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Roland Meister , Stan Boland
- Applicant: Five AI Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: Five AI Limited
- Current Assignee: Five AI Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Agent Andrew J. Tibbetts
- Priority: GB 15792 2018.09.27 GB 17895 2018.11.01 GB 17898 2018.11.01
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/076317 2019.09.27
- International Announcement: WO2020/065072A 2020.04.02
- Date entered country: 2021-03-25
- Main IPC: H04N23/52
- IPC: H04N23/52 ; B60R11/00 ; B60R11/04 ; B60S1/46 ; B60S1/56 ; G02B1/18 ; G02B27/00

Abstract:
An imaging system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a camera for capturing images within a first field of view, a transparent disc arranged in front of the camera such that the transparent disc covers the field of view of the camera, an actuator configured to rotate the transparent disc, and a mounting arrangement configured to mount the camera, the transparent disc and the actuator on an autonomous vehicle. Also described is an imaging system comprises a camera for capturing images within a first field of view through a transparent surface, and a fluid dispenser constructed and arranged to spray a fluid onto the transparent surface within the first field of view. Also described is an image capture system for an autonomous vehicle comprising two such cameras with respective transparent discs and actuators.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220038611A1 IMAGE-CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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