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US 12,581,190 B2Granted
Imaging system and moving body provided with same
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Matsui, Norikazu Katsuyama, Yusuke Adachi, Yusuke Matsumoto
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Abstract
An imaging system located on a moving body includes an imaging device, a blur correction assembly, and a controller. The blur correction assembly that corrects blur in movement direction of the moving body when the imaging device captures images during movement of the moving body. The controller controls exposure time of the imaging device, based on a movement velocity of the moving body and a correctable blur amount by the blur correction assembly.
Claims14
An imaging system disposed on a moving body, comprising:
- an imaging device having an imaging element that images an object to be imaged spaced apart from the moving body, the object to be imaged constituting at least a part of surroundings of the moving body;
- a blur correction assembly that corrects blur in movement direction of the moving body when the imaging device captures images during movement of the moving body;
- and
- a controller that controls exposure time of the imaging device, based on a movement velocity of the moving body and a correctable blur amount by the blur correction assembly,
- wherein the blur correction assembly comprises:
- a mirror that totally reflects ambient light reflected on the object to be imaged, toward direction of the imaging element;
- and
- a mirror drive that pivotally drives the mirror,
- wherein the correctable blur amount is defined by a pivotal angle of the mirror and a pixel range of the imaging element, and
- wherein the controller controls pivoting of the mirror effected by the mirror drive, based on the correctable blur amount, the movement velocity, and the exposure time.
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A moving body, comprising:
- the imaging system disposed on the moving body, wherein
- the imaging system comprises:
- an imaging device having an imaging element that images an object to be imaged spaced apart from the moving body, the object to be imaged constituting at least a part of surroundings of the moving body;
- a blur correction assembly that corrects blur in movement direction of the moving body when the imaging device captures images during movement of the moving body;
- and
- a controller that controls exposure time of the imaging device, based on a movement velocity of the moving body and a correctable blur amount by the blur correction assembly,
- wherein the blur correction assembly comprises:
- a mirror that totally reflects ambient light reflected on the object to be imaged, toward direction of the imaging element;
- and
- a mirror drive that pivotally drives the mirror,
- wherein the correctable blur amount is defined by a pivotal angle of the mirror and a pixel range of the imaging element, and
- wherein the controller controls pivoting of the mirror effected by the mirror drive, based on the correctable blur amount, the movement velocity, and the exposure time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.