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US 12,720,003 B2Granted
Imaging apparatus and imaging system
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeharu Kawamoto
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element and an optical system. On the imaging element, a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional manner. The imaging element generates image data on the basis of output of the plurality of pixels. The optical system forms, on an imaging plane of the imaging element, an image of light from a field at a magnification factor varying with a field angle. An optical axis of the optical system on the imaging plane is positioned away from a center of the imaging plane.
Claims10
A vehicular camera comprising:
- an imaging element on which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional manner, the imaging element being configured to generate image data based on an output of the plurality of pixels;
- an optical system configured to direct light to an imaging plane of the imaging element from a field at a magnification factor varying with a field angle;
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- an image processor configured to generate an image based on the image data, wherein
- a shape of the imaging plane is quadrilateral,
- the image processor is configured to generate the image based on a region of the imaging plane, the region corresponding to the field angle,
- an optical axis of the optical system on the imaging plane is positioned a predetermined distance away from a center of the imaging plane in a first direction and is located within the region,
- the optical system is configured such that angular intervals become smaller as a first distance from the optical axis increases in the first direction, and
- the optical system is configured such that angular intervals become smaller as a second distance from the optical axis increases in a second direction.
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