Distance measuring sensor and distance measuring system
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorKUMIKO MAHARA
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Abstract
The present technology relates to a distance measuring sensor and a distance measuring system capable of performing different measurements using SPAD pixels. The distance measuring sensor includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixel including a SPAD as a photoelectric conversion element, a time-of-flight (ToF) data processing unit that generates and outputs distance measurement data by a ToF method on the basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel, and a viewing data processing unit that generates and outputs viewing data on the basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring system that measures a distance to a subject, and the like.
Claims20
A distance measuring sensor, comprising:
- a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixel including a SPAD as a photoelectric conversion element;
- a time-of-flight (ToF) data processing unit that generates and outputs distance measurement data by a ToF method on a basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel;
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- a viewing data processing unit that generates and outputs viewing data on a basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel.
A distance measuring system, comprising:
- a light emitting unit that emits irradiation light;
- a distance measuring sensor that receives reflected light in which the irradiation light is reflected by an object, wherein
- the distance measuring sensor includes:
- a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixel including a SPAD as a photoelectric conversion element;
- a time-of-flight (ToF) data processing unit that generates and outputs distance measurement data by a ToF method on a basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel;
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- a viewing data processing unit that generates and outputs viewing data on a basis of a pixel signal output from the SPAD pixel.
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