Method and apparatus for producing a high resolution image

An apparatus for converting a low resolution first image to a high resolution second image, comprising:

• a light sensor for receiving incident light radiated from a scene to a high resolution second image, whereby the light sensor is constructed as an array or matrix having a number of cells, with each cell defining a predetermined area;
• means for bringing the apparatus cyclically to scan the first image a number of times by means of the light sensor;
• means for moving the light sensor simultaneously with the scanning stepwise by an identical number of times relative to the light radiating scene in at least one direction, whereby the total distance covered during the movement of the light sensor corresponds to the extent of the cell or to the extent of the cell plus a distance defined by or to a neighbor cell in the at least one movement direction in order to define a number of subareas, and
• means for establishing a representation of a high resolution second image by calculating the representation of the received incident light from the scene at each subarea.

An apparatus for converting a low resolution first image to a high resolution second image, comprising:

• a light sensor for receiving incident light radiated from a scene to a high resolution second image, whereby the light sensor is constructed as an array or matrix having a number of cells, with each cell defining a predetermined area;
• a frame for movably mounting the light sensor;
• an activator for bringing the apparatus cyclically to scan a low resolution first image a number of times by means of the sensor;
• at least one driver for simultaneously moving the light sensor with the scanning stepwise an identical number of times relative to the light radiating scene in at least one direction, whereby the total distance covered during the movement of the light sensor corresponds to the extent of the cell or to the extent of the cell plus a distance defined by or to a neighbor cell in the at least one movement direction to define a number of subareas;
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• at least one position sensor for recording the immediate position of the light sensor relative to the frame and sending output representing the position to a computer having a software program for calculating control values on basis of the received output and sending signals representing the calculated control values to the at least one position driver for bringing this to drive the light sensor in such a way that the steps of movement as function of the scannings defines a predetermined curve in a coordinate system.