Actuating an image sensor
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorZahra Hosseinimakarem
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Abstract
Methods and devices related to actuating an image sensor are described. In an example, a method can include generating a first image of an area at a first time using an array of image sensors, wherein each image sensor of the array of image sensors is coupled to a respective actuator, generating a second image of the area at a second time using the array of image sensors, comparing the first image to the second image using a processing resource coupled to the array of image sensors, identifying a moving object based at least in part on comparing the first image to the second image, and activating the actuator for each image sensor of the array of image sensor used to generate the first and second images based at least in part on identifying the moving object.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- generating a first image of an area at a first time using an array of image sensors and embedded optics including a polarization conversion plate, wherein each image sensor of the array of image sensors is coupled to a respective actuator;
- generating a second image of the area at a second time using the array of image sensors;
- comparing the first image to the second image using a processing resource coupled to the array of image sensors;
- identifying a moving object based at least in part on comparing the first image to the second image;
- activating the actuator for each image sensor of the array of image sensors used to generate the first and second images based at least in part on identifying the moving object, wherein activating the actuator for each image sensor enables each image sensor to at least one of:
- yaw, pitch, roll, or translate;
- and
- generating images including a third image more frequently than the first image and the second image were generated using the array of image sensors based at least in part on identifying the moving object and to increase image recognition accuracy.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an array of image sensors and embedded optics including a polarization conversion plate, configured to:
- generate a first image of an area at a first time;
- and
- generate a second image of the area at a second time in response to a particular period of time passing since generating the first image;
- a processing resource configured to:
- compare pixels of the first image to pixels of the second image;
- and
- identify a moving object based at least in part on comparing the pixels of the first image to the pixels of the second image;
- an actuator coupled to the array of image sensors, wherein the actuator is configured to activate to enable the array of image sensors to at least one of:
- yaw, pitch, roll, or translate based at least in part on identifying the moving object;
- and
- the array of image sensors configured to generate images including a third image more frequently than the first image and the second image were generated based at least in part on identifying the moving object and to increase image recognition accuracy.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first image sensor and embedded optics including a polarization conversion plate configured to:
- generate a first image of a first portion of an area at a first time;
- and
- generate a second image of the first portion of the area at a second time;
- a second image sensor configured to:
- generate a third image of a second portion of the area at the first time;
- and
- generate a fourth image of the second portion of the area at the second time;
- a processing resource configured to:
- compare the first image to the second image;
- identify a moving object in the first portion of the area based at least in part on comparing the first image to the second image;
- compare the third image to the fourth image;
- and
- identify a moving object in the second portion of the area based at least in part on comparing the third image to the fourth image;
- an actuator coupled to the first image sensor to enable the first image sensor to at least one of:
- yaw, pitch, roll, or translate, wherein the actuator is configured to activate to move the first image sensor to the second portion of the area in response to detecting the moving object in the second portion of the area;
- and
- the first image sensor configured to generate images including a fifth image of the second portion of the area at a third time more frequently than the first image, the second image, the third image, and the fourth image were generated based at least in part on identifying the moving object in the second portion of the area and to increase image recognition accuracy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.