Image acquisition system using orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorJan Jelinek
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Abstract
An image acquisition system that includes a first image recording device that records a series of images of a subject. A lateral velocity vector estimator receives the series of images from the first image recording device and estimates the lateral velocity vectors of the subject relative to the image acquisition system. The image acquisition system further includes a second image recording device that includes an orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element which records a target image of the subject. The orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element includes an array of pixels. A control adjusts the array of pixels within the orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element based on the lateral velocity vector estimates provided by the lateral velocity estimator.
Claims19
An image acquisition system comprising:
- a first image recording device that records a series of images of a subject;
- a lateral velocity vector estimator that receives the series of images from the first image recording device and estimates the lateral velocity vectors of the subject relative to the image acquisition system;
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- a second image recording device that includes an orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element which records a target image of the subject, the orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element including an array of pixels;
- a control that adjusts the array of pixels within the orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element based on the lateral velocity vector estimates provided by the lateral velocity estimator, wherein the control adjusts the array of pixels in single step shifts and multiple step shifts depending on the estimates of the lateral velocity vector of the subject relative to the image acquisition system.
A method of obtaining a target image of a subject comprising:
- recording a series of images of the subject using a first image recording device;
- estimating lateral velocity vectors of the subject relative to the image acquisition system using the series of images recorded from the first image recording device;
- recording the target image of the subject with a second image recording device onto an array of pixels that form part of an orthogonal transfer CCD sensing element within the image acquisition system;
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- adjusting the array of pixels in single step shifts and multiple step shifts depending on the estimates of the lateral velocity vector of the subject relative to the image acquisition system.
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