Deployment of time of flight sensor on camera

A computing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:
• emit a signal in an array of points;
• receive a reflected signal at a sensor, the reflected signal being a bounce back of the emitted signal from at least a subset of the array of points;
• based on a time it takes to receive the reflected signal from each respective point in the array, determine a distance for each respective point;
• generate a depth map from each respective point, the depth map providing distance measurements to objects within an environment of the camera;
• and
• determine a vertical position of the camera based on the depth map;
• determine an overlapping area of pixels of a first output of the camera and a second output of at least a second camera within an array of cameras;
• and
• generate a mesh of the array of cameras by stitching together the first output of the camera with the second output of the at least second camera based on the overlapping area and based on the vertical position of the camera as determined by the depth map.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

• emit a signal in an array of points;
• receive a reflected signal at a sensor, the reflected signal being a bounce back of the emitted signal from at least a subset of the array of points;
• based on a time it takes to receive the reflected signal from each respective point in the array, determine a distance for each respective point;
• generate a depth map from each respective point, the depth map providing distance measurements to objects within an environment of the camera;
• determine a vertical position of the camera based on the depth map
• determine an overlapping area of pixels of a first output of the camera and a second output of at least a second camera within an array of cameras;
• and
• generate a mesh of the array of cameras by stitching together the first output of the camera with the second output of the at least second camera based on the overlapping area and based on the vertical position of the camera as determined by the depth map.