Invention Grant
- Patent Title: TOF range finding with background radiation suppression
- Patent Title (中): TOF测距与背景辐射抑制
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Application No.: US12991744Application Date: 2009-05-11
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Publication No.: US08648998B2Publication Date: 2014-02-11
- Inventor: Daniel Van Nieuwenhove , Ward Van Der Tempel , Maarten Kuijk
- Applicant: Daniel Van Nieuwenhove , Ward Van Der Tempel , Maarten Kuijk
- Applicant Address: BE Brussels
- Assignee: Softkinetic Sensors NV
- Current Assignee: Softkinetic Sensors NV
- Current Assignee Address: BE Brussels
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- Priority: EP08156033 20080509
- International Application: PCT/EP2009/055671 WO 20090511
- International Announcement: WO2009/135952 WO 20091112
- Main IPC: G01C3/08
- IPC: G01C3/08

Abstract:
A method for measuring time of flight of radiation includes emitting modulated radiation (51) in response to a first modulation signal, projecting the modulated radiation (51) onto a scene (55), and receiving radiation, the received radiation including at least modulated radiation reflected by the scene (55). The received radiation (26, 27) is converted into a radiation induced electrical signal. The radiation induced electrical signal is mixed with a second modulation signal, thus generating a mixed signal, which is integrated, thus generating an integrated signal. When the integrated signal exceeds a threshold value (Vref), charge is injected into the integrated signal. The method includes applying changes to the first and/or second modulation signal at one or more moments in time, and measuring the integrated signal at one or more moments in time, thus obtaining at least one TOF pair difference signal (62). The measuring includes using a single detector node (38) and associated memory element (25), to obtain a TOF pair difference signal (62). The method furthermore includes using one or more TOF pair difference signals to determine time of flight of radiation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110058153A1 TOF Range Finding With Background Radiation Suppression Public/Granted day:2011-03-10
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