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US 2014/0368607 A1Published application
Systems And Methods For Panoramic Imaging
AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsGurunandan Krishnan, Shree K. Nayar
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Abstract
Systems and methods for panoramic imaging are disclosed herein. An exemplary system of the disclosed subject matter for panoramic imaging includes a fisheye lens, a mirror optically coupled to the fisheye lens, and a detector for capturing light incident on the fisheye lens and reflected from the mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror is a spherical mirror.
Claims15
A mirror assembly adapted for use in a panoramic imaging system including a fisheye lens having a direct field of view and a detector, comprising:
- a mirror having a mirror field of view and configured to reflect an image of the mirror field of view through the fisheye lens;
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- a housing having a first end and a second end, the mirror being secured proximate to the first end, and the second end having an engagement portion for securing the panoramic imaging system thereto to position the mirror assembly relative to the fisheye lens and the detector such that a first portion of the panoramic image corresponding to the direct field of view and a second portion of the panoramic image corresponding to the mirror field of view are incident on the detector, the first portion of the panoramic image having a portion overlapping the second portion of the panoramic image;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.