Abstract: Ranging devices and light reception methods wherein the modulation frequencies of a light source and a ToF sensor are synchronized are disclosed. In one example, a ranging device includes a reception section that generates, by executing a synchronization process on a transmission signal transmitted from a separate device through wireless communication, a signal synchronized with a synchronization clock signal of the separate device, a reference clock generation section that generates, on the basis of the synchronization clock signal, a reference clock signal to be used as a reference for light emission from the light source, and a ToF sensor that receives, on the basis of the reference clock signal, reflection light resulting from irradiation light applied from the light source and reflected by an object.

Abstract: A sensor device includes multiple pixels that receive light and perform photoelectric conversion to generate electrical signals. It has event detection circuitry that detects intensity changes above a threshold in a subset of pixels (event-detecting pixels) and generates event data. Another subset of pixels (intensity-detecting pixels) arranged in a two-dimensional array generates signals representing light intensity. A control unit associates event-detecting and intensity-detecting pixels based on their field of view and assigns corresponding pixel row numbers. It applies a rolling shutter to read pixel signals and assigns time stamps indicating the readout time. The control unit converts pixel and event time stamps to a unified frame time using a conversion function dependent on the pixel row number.

Abstract: A sensor device comprises a plurality of pixels each configured to receive light and perform photoelectric conversion to generate an electrical signal, circuitry that is configured to generate event data by detecting as events intensity changes above a predetermined threshold of the light received by each of event detecting pixels that form a first subset of the pixels, generate for each of a series of frame periods pixel signals constituting a frame image that indicates intensity values of the light received by each of intensity detecting pixels that form a second subset of the pixels during respective exposure periods, and associate with each other event detecting pixels and intensity detecting pixels that have a corresponding field of view and to dynamically change the exposure periods of the intensity detecting pixels based on the events detected by the associated event detecting pixels.

Abstract: A system comprising circuitry configured to perform an image processing task, the circuitry comprising a multi-vision solution configured to provide APS data and EVS data, and the circuitry being configured to generate metadata and to provide the metadata to an image processing pipeline comprising an algorithm configured to perform the image processing task.

Abstract: A sensor device includes multiple pixels that receive light and perform photoelectric conversion to generate electrical signals. It has event detection circuitry that detects intensity changes above a threshold in a subset of pixels (event-detecting pixels) and generates event data. Another subset of pixels (intensity-detecting pixels) arranged in a two-dimensional array generates signals representing light intensity. A control unit associates event-detecting and intensity-detecting pixels based on their field of view and assigns corresponding pixel row numbers. It applies a rolling shutter to read pixel signals and assigns time stamps indicating the readout time. The control unit converts pixel and event time stamps to a unified frame time using a conversion function dependent on the pixel row number.

Abstract: To achieve a configuration of controlling a light source unit having a plurality of light sources and a rangefinder by individual clocks to allow for setting the light sources at optional positions. The output light of a plurality of light sources of the light source unit is reflected from an object's surface, and a ToF sensor captures the reflected light to calculate the distance to the object. A sensor clock that controls the image capturing timing of the ToF sensor is the clock specific to the rangefinder, which is different from a light source unit clock that controls the light emission timing of the light sources of the light source unit. The rangefinder creates a difference calculation formula of a plurality of distance calculation formulas used to calculate the distance from each light source to the rangefinder to calculate the distance to the object using the created difference calculation formula.

Abstract: A pixel is appropriately interpolated regarding a histogram image in which a distance histogram is allocated to each pixel position. A signal processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a histogram generation unit that inputs a histogram image in which a distance histogram indicating results of a plurality of times of distance measurement as frequency information for each distance is allocated to each pixel position and generates a distance histogram of an interpolation target position in the histogram image on the basis of distance histograms of a plurality of pixel positions near the interpolation target position.

Abstract: Provided is a floodlight control apparatus including a light receiving part which is provided with a plurality of light receiving elements which receives reflected light of light projected by a light projecting part, and an object detecting part which performs object detection targeted within a distance measurable range which is a range where the light receiving part is operable to receive the reflected light. The floodlight control apparatus further includes a control part which performs control of differentiating a light projection amount provided by the light projecting part in accordance with detection presence/absence of an object performed by the object detecting part and in a case where the object detecting part detects the object, differentiating a projection mode of the light projecting part between a detection region and a non-detection region of the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to time-of-flight demodulation circuitry configured to: determine a light event pattern with an event-based light detection element of a plurality of event-based light detection elements; and determine, for a demodulation element of a plurality of demodulation elements, a timing for a demodulation signal to be applied to the demodulation element based on the light event pattern, wherein the demodulation element is associated with the event-based light detection element.

Abstract: A pixel is appropriately interpolated regarding a histogram image in which a distance histogram is allocated to each pixel position. A signal processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a histogram generation unit that inputs a histogram image in which a distance histogram indicating results of a plurality of times of distance measurement as frequency information for each distance is allocated to each pixel position and generates a distance histogram of an interpolation target position in the histogram image on the basis of distance histograms of a plurality of pixel positions near the interpolation target position.

Abstract: Ranging devices and light reception methods wherein the modulation frequencies of a light source and a ToF sensor are synchronized are disclosed. In one example, a ranging device includes a reception section that generates, by executing a synchronization process on a transmission signal transmitted from a separate device through wireless communication, a signal synchronized with a synchronization clock signal of the separate device, a reference clock generation section that generates, on the basis of the synchronization clock signal, a reference clock signal to be used as a reference for light emission from the light source, and a ToF sensor that receives, on the basis of the reference clock signal, reflection light resulting from irradiation light applied from the light source and reflected by an object.

Abstract: Distance measuring is disclosed. In one example, a distance measuring device includes a ToF (time of flight) sensor, a distance calculation unit, a mode switching unit, and an estimation unit. The ToF sensor has a sensor clock that controls a photographing timing. The sensor clock is a device-specific clock different from a light source clock that controls a modulation frequency of a light emission pulse of a light source. The ToF sensor performs photographing by reflecting, on a surface of an object, emission light of the light source that emits pulse light. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance to the object based on image data captured by the ToF sensor. The estimation unit estimates the modulation frequency of the light source generated from the light source clock based on pieces of image data captured in an operation mode switched by the mode switching unit.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus (1a) according to an embodiment includes: a first pixel (10); a light source (131); a control unit (150) that controls emission of light emitted from the light source by generating light emission commands that allow the light source to emit light; a first measuring unit (133ref) that measures a first time period between a first light emission command timing at which the control unit generates a first light emission command out of the light emission commands and a light emission timing at which the light source emits light in accordance with the first light emission command; second measuring units (1331, 1332, 1333, and . . . ) each of which measures a second time period between a second light emission command timing at which the control unit generates a second light emission command out of the light emission commands and a time at which the light is received by the first pixel; and generating units (1401, 1402, 1403, and . . .

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and a monitoring device capable of accurately measuring a distance and a shape of a region of an object that is difficult to measure by one distance measuring camera. Provided is an imaging device including a sensor unit configured to irradiate an object with light and detect the light reflected by the object; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to the object on the basis of sensing data of the sensor unit; a specular reflector located on an opposite side of the sensor unit across the object; and a correction unit configured to correct an error included in the calculated distance, the error being caused by an interference between the light following a first path from the sensor unit toward the object and the light following a second path from the sensor unit, reflected by the specular reflector, and going toward the object.

Abstract: The flow rate of light scattering fluid is measured more easily and at a higher speed. A flow rate measuring method according to the present disclosure includes: generating two or more speckle images by continually imaging light scattering fluid to be measured, while defining time shorter than spatial correlation disappearance time corresponding to time in which spatial correlation between speckle patterns generated by the light scattering fluid disappears as exposure time, at a time interval shorter than the spatial correlation disappearance time; and calculating direction and speed of flow of the light scattering fluid from time variation of the speckle patterns between the two or more speckle images, in which the speckle images are imaged by using an imaging device mounted with an area sensor and a pixel group of a part of the area sensor or by using an imaging device mounted with a line sensor.

Abstract: By making power consumption required for light projection efficient regarding an optical distance measurement system, low power consumption is devised. A floodlight control apparatus according to the present technology includes: a light receiving part which is provided with a plurality of light receiving elements which receives reflected light of light projected by a light projecting part; an object detecting part which performs object detection targeted within a distance measurable range which is a range where the light receiving part is operable to receive the reflected light; and a control part which performs control of differentiating a light projection amount provided by the light projecting part in accordance with detection presence/absence of an object performed by the object detecting part and in a case where the object detecting part detects the object, differentiating a projection mode of the light projecting part between a detection region and a non-detection region of the object.

Abstract: To achieve a configuration of controlling a light source unit having a plurality of light sources and a rangefinder (camera) by individual clocks to allow for setting the light sources at optional positions. The output light of a plurality of light sources of the light source unit is reflected from an object's surface, and a ToF sensor captures the reflected light to calculate the distance to the object. A sensor clock that controls the image capturing timing of the ToF sensor is the clock specific to the rangefinder, which is different from a light source unit clock that controls the light emission timing of the light sources of the light source unit. The rangefinder creates a difference calculation formula of a plurality of distance calculation formulas used to calculate the distance from each light source to the rangefinder to calculate the distance to the object using the created difference calculation formula.

Abstract: To reduce power consumption in an apparatus for measuring a distance on the basis of a phase difference between light beams. A distance measuring apparatus includes: a phase difference detecting section; and a distance measuring section. In the distance measuring apparatus, the phase difference detecting section detects a phase difference between light beams from a pair of external light sources. In addition, in the distance measuring apparatus, the distance measuring section acquires any one of a distance from one of the pair of external light sources and an interval between the pair of external light sources as known data and measures a distance from another of the pair of external light sources on a basis of the known data and the phase difference.

Abstract: The flow rate of light scattering fluid is measured more easily and at a higher speed. A flow rate measuring method according to the present disclosure includes: generating two or more speckle images by continually imaging light scattering fluid to be measured, while defining time shorter than spatial correlation disappearance time corresponding to time in which spatial correlation between speckle patterns generated by the light scattering fluid disappears as exposure time, at a time interval shorter than the spatial correlation disappearance time; and calculating direction and speed of flow of the light scattering fluid from time variation of the speckle patterns between the two or more speckle images, in which the speckle images are imaged by using an imaging device mounted with an area sensor and a pixel group of a part of the area sensor or by using an imaging device mounted with a line sensor.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and a monitoring device capable of accurately measuring a distance and a shape of a region of an object that is difficult to measure by one distance measuring camera. Provided is an imaging device including a sensor unit configured to irradiate an object with light and detect the light reflected by the object; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to the object on the basis of sensing data of the sensor unit; a specular reflector located on an opposite side of the sensor unit across the object; and a correction unit configured to correct an error included in the calculated distance, the error being caused by an interference between the light following a first path from the sensor unit toward the object and the light following a second path from the sensor unit, reflected by the specular reflector, and going toward the object.