Large depth of field line scan camera

A system for imaging an object comprising:

• a. a surface for receiving an object to be imaged;
• and
• b. an imaging device comprising:
• i. a housing;
• ii. a plurality of independent linear imaging sensors being positioned in said housing so that a face of each of said plurality of independent linear imaging sensors is parallel to said surface, said plurality of independent linear imaging sensors being adapted to receive reflected light from the object on said surface;
• and
• iii. a fixed focusing optical device mounted to said housing and comprising a single lens for focusing said reflected light from the object on said surface onto each of said plurality of independent linear imaging sensors;
• c. a processor coupled to said plurality of independent linear imaging sensors for reading an output signal from each of said plurality of independent linear imaging sensors.

A system for imaging an object comprising:

• a. a surface for receiving an object to be imaged;
• and
• b. an imaging device comprising:
• i. a housing;
• ii. a fixed focusing optical device mounted to said housing and comprising a lens for focusing light reflected from the object on said surface, said fixed focusing optical device lens defining a plane parallel to said surface;
• iii. a linear imaging sensor positioned in said housing radially outward from an axis normal to said plane;
• iv. first and second mirrors rotatably coupled to a pivot axis and positioned so as to direct light entering said fixed focusing optical device onto said linear imaging sensor;
• and
• c. a processor coupled to said linear imaging sensor for reading an output signal from individual pixels in said linear imaging sensor based on an intensity of said output signal from each of said individual pixels,
• wherein each of said first and said second mirrors are independently moveable about said pivot axis along a path generally perpendicular to said linear image sensor with respect to each other so that different portions of said surface can be focused onto different portions of said linear sensor.