Abstract: An image capture device may include a first spectral filter and a second spectral filter arranged so that a panoramic image capture operation captures light filtered by the first spectral filter and light filtered by the second spectral filter in a same region of a combined image and one or more processors to: capture a plurality of images based on the panoramic image capture operation; extract first information and second information from the plurality of images, wherein the first information is associated with the first spectral filter and the second information is associated with the second spectral filter; identify an association between the first information and the second information based on a feature captured in the plurality of images via the first spectral filter and the second spectral filter; and store or provide information based on the association between the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A scanning camera for capturing images along two or more curved scan paths, the scanning camera comprising a camera assembly associated with each scan path, each camera assembly comprising an image sensor and a lens; a scanning mirror; and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror; wherein the drive is operative to rotate the scanning mirror about a spin axis according to a spin angle; the spin axis is tilted relative to each camera optical axis; the scanning mirror is tilted relative to the spin axis and each camera optical axis; the scanning mirror is positioned to reflect an imaging beam into each lens in turn; and each image sensor is operative to capture each image along a respective one of the scan paths by sampling the imaging beam at a corresponding spin angle.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a device body and a rotating member rotatably coupled with the device body. The device body is provided with a sliding member, where the sliding member is slidable relative to the rotating member and abuts against the rotating member, enabling the rotating member to be rotatable relative to the device body along a predetermined trajectory.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for suppressing a decrease in the accuracy of image projection correction. By use of an image projection model using a distortion factor of an f? lens with an image height of incident light expressed by the product of a focal point distance f and an incident angle ? of the incident light, the posture of a projection section for projecting an image and the posture of an imaging section for capturing a projection plane to which the image is projected are estimated. The present disclosure may be applied, for example, to information processing apparatuses, projection apparatuses, imaging apparatuses, projection imaging apparatuses, projection imaging control apparatuses, or image projection and imaging systems.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect at least one line segment in a reference direction from a partial area of an image. The circuitry is configured to calculate an inclination of a plane including coordinates of two points included in the at least one line segment in a spherical coordinate system and a reference point of the spherical coordinate system. The circuitry is configured to correct a zenith of the image based on the inclination of the plane.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device including a main body, a flexible screen, and a processor, the main body being a reel structure; the flexible screen being selectively in a first state wound inside the main body and a second state being released from the main body, the processor being configured to control the flexible screen to be changed between the first state and the second state in response to operation instructions applied on the main body or the flexible screen.

Abstract: A method for processing videos includes: N videos are collected, wherein N is a positive integer larger than or equal to 1; at least one image frame in the N videos is selected, an image display mode of the selected at least one image frame is changed and image display data is obtained, wherein the image display data is a part of data included in the image frame; and a new video is generated by using the image display data of selected at least one image frame of which image display mode is changed. As such, the video capturing effect is less affected by moving the camera during capturing, and dynamic effects of moving capturing can be realized.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a second acquisition unit that acquires a second image captured by a second image capturing unit of which an image capturing area is controlled by a driving control unit, and a display control unit that clips an image of an area corresponding to a selection area from the second image acquired by the second acquisition unit, and displays the clipped image.

Abstract: A control method is applied in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body and a camera assembly, the camera assembly is disposed inside the terminal body and is movable relative to the terminal body to move out of the terminal body. The mobile terminal displays a first interface, acquires interface information of the first interface; determines a second interface based on the interface information of the first interface, wherein the second interface is a next interface following the first interface and forecasted by the mobile terminal; determines whether a function supported by the second interface requires the camera assembly to be activated; and controls the camera assembly to move out of the terminal body in response to the function supported by the second interface requiring the camera assembly to be activated.

Abstract: A scanning camera for capturing images along two or more curved scan paths, the scanning camera comprising a camera assembly associated with each scan path, each camera assembly comprising an image sensor and a lens; a scanning mirror; and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror; wherein the drive is operative to rotate the scanning mirror about a spin axis according to a spin angle; the spin axis is tilted relative to each camera optical axis; the scanning mirror is tilted relative to the spin axis and each camera optical axis; the scanning mirror is positioned to reflect an imaging beam into each lens in turn; and each image sensor is operative to capture each image along a respective one of the scan paths by sampling the imaging beam at a corresponding spin angle.

Abstract: A hand-held digital camera has a touch-sensitive display screen (“touch screen”) for image preview and user control of the camera, and a user-selectable panorama mode. Upon entering panorama mode the camera superimposes upon the touch screen a horizontal rectangular bar whose width and/or height are user-adjustable by interaction with the touch screen to select a desired horizontal sweep angle. After the sweep angle is set the camera automatically captures successive horizontally overlapping images during a sweep of the device through the selected sweep angle. Subsequently the camera synthesises a panoramic image from the successively captured images, the panoramic image having a width corresponding to the selected sweep angle.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an optical image acquisition circuitry virtually dividing a sample into strip-shaped stripes, and acquiring an optical image; a reference image generation circuitry generating a reference image corresponding to the optical image; a comparison circuitry comparing the optical image and the reference image; a shift amount determination circuitry determining a shift amount between the optical image and the reference image, and generating an evaluation value; and an offset value calculation circuitry determining usage of the shift amount, and calculating an offset value for adjusting an acquisition position of the optical image. In a case where the offset value is calculated, the optical image acquisition circuitry acquires the optical image based on the offset value.

Abstract: A method performed by a node includes writing normal records to a buffer. Each normal record is associated with a respective time interval having a respective start time and end time according to network time, and each normal record includes respective collected data describing an activity. The method includes detecting that access to network time has become unavailable as well as detecting that access to network time has become available after having been unavailable. The method includes determining information describing an incomplete period during which network time was unavailable, where the incomplete period includes at least one of a skipped interval and a standby interval. During each skipped interval, no collected data describing the activity is collected. Each standby interval is associated with respective collected data describing the activity during the incomplete period. The method includes writing to the buffer a placeholder record including the information describing the incomplete period.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for ordering images for panorama stitching and/or for providing a focal point indicator for image capture. For example, one or more images, which may be stitched together to create a panorama of a scene, may be stored within an image stack according to one or more ordering preferences, such as where manually captured images are stored within a first/higher priority region of the image stack as compared to automatically captured images. One or more images within the image stack may be stitched according to a stitching order to create the panorama, such as using images in the first region for a foreground of the panorama. Also, a current position of a camera may be tracked and compared with a focal point of a scene to generate a focal point indicator to assist with capturing a new/current image of the scene.

Abstract: A method for generating a panoramic image is disclosed. The method comprises simultaneously capturing images from multiple camera sensors aligned horizontally along an arc and having an overlapping field of view; performing a cylindrical projection to project the captured images from the multiple camera sensors to a cylindrical images; and aligning overlapping regions of the cylindrical images corresponding to the overlapping field of view based on an absolute difference of luminance, wherein the cylindrical projection is performed by adjusting a radius for the cylindrical projection, wherein the radius is adjusted based on a scale factor and wherein the scale factor is calculated based on a rigid transform and wherein the scale factor is iteratively calculated for two sensors from the multiple camera sensors.

Abstract: A scanning camera for capturing a set of images along a curved scan path on an object plane within an area of interest, each image of the set of images associated with a viewing angle and a viewing direction relative to the object plane, the scanning camera comprising an image sensor; a lens; a scanning mirror; and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror; wherein the drive is operative to rotate the scanning mirror about a spin axis according to a spin angle; the spin axis is tilted relative to a camera optical axis; the scanning mirror is tilted relative to both the camera optical axis and the spin axis and positioned to reflect an imaging beam into the lens, a viewing angle and a viewing direction of the imaging beam relative to the object plane varying with the spin angle; the lens is positioned to focus the imaging beam onto the image sensor; and the image sensor is operative to capture each image by sampling the imaging beam at a value of the spin angle corresponding to the viewing angle and the viewing d

Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a mount, which is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. A line radiation source is attached to the mount and configured to project a line of radiation onto a scene surrounding the mount as the mount rotates. An imaging assembly is attached to the mount in a location that is offset from the radiation source and includes a temporal contrast sensor including a two-dimensional array of sensing elements, which independently and asynchronously generate event signals in response to temporal changes of irradiance, and objective optics, which are configured to image the scene onto the array.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a vehicle body, where the vehicle body includes a first positioning device; and a landing gear, where the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body, and when the landing gear is detached from the vehicle body, the vehicle body determines a position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device. Because the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body and the vehicle body can determine the position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device, the unmanned aerial vehicle, when performing a flight mission, is not affected by the weight of the landing gear, avoiding that the landing gear blocks an image capture device and implementing convenient takeoff and landing.

Abstract: A system for acquiring multi-angle images of a product includes a workstation having a working surface for placing a product, a camera supporting member having a vertical axis, and an image capturing device movably attached to the camera supporting member so that it may move along the vertical axis of the camera supporting member. The system captures and analyzes a digital image of a product to detect the vertical center of the product, and adjusts the position of the image capturing device along the vertical axis so that the vertical center of the product is proximate to the vertical center of the image. The system may also have a turntable and additionally rotate the turntable at multiple capturing angles and capture one or more additional digital images of the product at various capturing angles and store the one or more additional images in a product database.

Abstract: A terrestrial asset inspection system includes a drone (101). One or more processors (105) of the drone receive one or more image capture parameters (202), which can include a minimum number of images per unit area (206), a minimum overlap amount for any two adjacent images (207), or other factors. The one or more processors also receive geographical boundary information (222) of the terrestrial asset (400). At least one flight plan (122) is determined as a function of these parameters, and the drone flies in accordance with the flight plan while an image capture device (108) captures a plurality of images (501) meeting or exceeding the image capture parameters to inspect the terrestrial asset.

Abstract: A processing apparatus capable of generating a panoramic image from a plurality of captured images acquired by a plurality of times of imaging includes an input unit configured to input a superimposition parameter for determining a superimposition position of a predetermined image on the captured image, a generation unit configured to generate the panoramic image from the plurality of the captured images by transformation processing of coordinate values of the plurality of the captured images acquired by the plurality of times of imaging, and a determination unit configured to determine the superimposition position of the predetermined image on the panoramic image according to position information on the panoramic image in which transformation processing of the coordinate values is performed by the generation unit and the superimposition parameter for determining the superimposition position of the predetermined image on the captured image.

Abstract: A method for capturing video or still images at a determined orientation, via a mobile device, including accessing at least some information regarding a desired orientation preference; accessing at least some information regarding an orientation of the mobile device; comparing the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device to the information regarding the desired orientation preference; determining whether the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the information regarding the desired orientation preference, within a degree of variance; disabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device does not match the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device; and enabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device

Abstract: A method for capturing video or still images at a determined orientation, via a mobile device, including accessing at least some information regarding a desired orientation preference; accessing at least some information regarding an orientation of the mobile device; comparing the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device to the information regarding the desired orientation preference; determining whether the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the information regarding the desired orientation preference, within a degree of variance; disabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device does not match the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device; and enabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device

Abstract: An example system includes a plurality of moveable light emitters, each moveable light emitter configured to independently emit a display light from a current display location within that moveable light emitter's range of motion responsive to activation from a corresponding light activator. The system also includes a location engine to determine, for each light emitter, the current display location of that light emitter, and a mapping engine to map, for each current display location, the light activator activating the light emitter currently located at that current display location.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to provide methods for sharing and viewing part of an environment of a computing device, such as a head-mountable device (HMD). An example method involves: (a) determining a still photo panorama of an environment, (b) receiving a video stream of a first portion of the environment from a video camera on a sharing device, (c) determining a registration data stream, where the registration data stream indicates a location and an orientation of the video stream within the still photo panorama of the environment; and (d) transmitting the video stream and the registration data stream to one or more viewing devices.

Abstract: A blurless image capturing system sequentially acquires images with little blur, even in a situation where a camera moves. An image capturing camera unit and a mirror unit are both capable of continuous movement in at least a one-dimensional direction. The image capturing camera unit acquires an image of a physical object present within an object region by directing line of sight direction towards the object region by means of the mirror unit. The mirror body changes the line of sight from the image capturing camera unit. The drive unit changes an angle of the mirror body in a given angular velocity in accordance with movement of the image capturing camera unit and the mirror body In this way it is possible to keep the line of sight from the image capturing camera unit directed towards a physical object for a given time. The drive unit directs the line of sight from the image capturing camera unit towards another object region by driving the mirror body. The control unit controls operation of the drive unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for constructing a live panoramic view from real-time streaming digital image data may include, by a computing device in real-time and for each identified digital image of a plurality of received digital images, a location of the received digital image may be determined within a panoramic view. The panoramic view may be updated with the received digital image based on the determined location, and the updated panoramic view may be displayed. The plurality of digital images may include standard video frames and/or optimized video frames received with the real-time streaming digital image data. The optimized video frames may be captured with one or more associated imaging parameters optimized for use in the panoramic view.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to provide methods for sharing and viewing part of an environment of a computing device, such as a head-mountable device (HMD). An example method involves: (a) determining a still photo panorama of an environment, (b) receiving a video stream of a first portion of the environment from a video camera on a sharing device, (c) determining a registration data stream, where the registration data stream indicates a location and an orientation of the video stream within the still photo panorama of the environment; and (d) transmitting the video stream and the registration data stream to one or more viewing devices.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for pre-setting the foreground view of a photograph. A reference image is captured by a camera. The reference image is compared to a current a current image displayed within a viewing field of the camera. One or more alignment guides are displayed within the viewing field of the camera to aid in aligning the reference image and the current image. If it is determined that the reference image and the current image are aligned, the capture of a preferred photograph is enabled.

Abstract: With regard to a distortion correction apparatus and method which are applicable to hardware for real-time distortion correction, provided are a distorted image correction apparatus and method for correcting a distortion of an image by using a non-polynomial estimation function suitable for a hardware operation, and for correcting the distortion of the image by utilizing a morphing form.

Abstract: The method for producing media content that reproduces a three-dimensional object as an image appearing three-dimensionally in association with a display device includes capturing a plurality of images of a three-dimensional object with a plurality of cameras positioned at different angles. At least three of the images are synchronized to be reproduced in association with the display device. Then, a computer system assigns at least three synchronized images to the display device viewable from at least three different perspectives to visually replicate the three-dimensional object as captured by at least three cameras at at least three different angles such that the image appears three-dimensional when moving among the at least three perspectives as if moving around the three-dimensional object itself.

Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring a two-dimensional image of an external surface of a three-dimensional object is described. The apparatus includes a conveyor for supporting and displacing the object, a camera for capturing images of portions of the object surface, and a friction member for rotating the object. The camera is configured to capture images corresponding to successive exposed portions of the object surface, and to sequentially capture the images as respective single frames. The apparatus further includes electronic control unit adapted to read out a sub-frame from the single frame, store said sub-frame, and assemble successive sub-frames into an assembled frame corresponding to a two-dimensional image of an unpeeled surface area of the object.

Abstract: Components, methods, and apparatuses are provided that may be used to access information pertaining to a two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object, to detect homography between said image of said three-dimensional object captured in said two-dimensional image indicative of said three-dimensional object and a reference object image and to determine whether said homography indicates pose suitable for image augmentation based, at least in part, on characteristics of an elliptically-shaped area that encompasses at least some of a plurality of inliers distributed in said two-dimensional image.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an image capturing unit, an angular velocity sensor, an image determination unit, and an image composition unit. The angular velocity sensor acquires a displacement amount in a field of view of image data when the image data is captured at predetermined time intervals. The image determination unit sets a determination criterion for determining whether the image data thus captured is to be combined or not based on the displacement amount in the field of view acquired by the angular velocity sensor. Also, the image determination unit determines whether or not the image data thus captured is valid as a composition target based on the determination criterion thus set. The image composition unit combines image data determined by the image determination unit as being valid as a composition target.

Abstract: An automatic tracking camera system includes: a rotating unit for panning and tilting an image pickup unit including a lens apparatus and an image pickup apparatus; a tracking object detector; a motion vector detector for detecting a motion vector of the object to be tracked; a capture position setting unit for setting a capture position of the object to be tracked in the picked up image; and a controller for controlling drive of the rotating unit. The controller controls the rotating unit in a capture mode to capture the object to be tracked at the capture position based on the motion vector detected by the motion vector detector after the tracking object detector has detected the object to be tracked in the picked up image, and a maintenance mode to continuously capture the object to be tracked at the capture position after the capture mode.

Abstract: This invention discloses a multi-pitching angle suspended space 3D display device with 360° FOV, comprising: a transmitted composite deflective diffusing screen, a high speed projector, an image generator, a detecting module and a rotating drive mechanism. The high speed projector projects the composite images of the 3D objects of different pitching angles and horizontal 360° views to the composite deflective diffusing screen that rotates at a high speed. The composite deflective diffusing screen is able to control the vertical deflecting and scattering angles and horizontal diffusing angle for incident rays with different angles, allowing the surrounding viewers at different height levels to see the images corresponding to their viewpoints, making the displayed 3D objects suspended over the composite deflecting scattering screen, of which the position does not change as the height of the viewpoint changes.

Abstract: Panoramic video acquisition guidance is automatically provided as feedback during panoramic video capture. Commensurate with receiving a panoramic video being captured, at least one panoramic video acquisition guidance indicator is provided. This panoramic video guidance acquisition indicator(s) provides real-time acquisition feedback on the panoramic video being captured, and is based, at least in part, on the panoramic video being captured or movement of a video capture device capturing the panoramic video. In one or more implementations, the panoramic video guidance indicator may include a video rotation progress indicator, a video tilt or video pitch indicator, and/or a video rotation speed indicator.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires a result of a recognition based on image information or audio information about space surrounding an image capture device having an angle of view of 180 degrees or more, and an image capture control unit that controls execution of image capture by the image capture device according to the result of the recognition.

Abstract: This invention discloses an image capture device and an image synthesis method thereof. The image capture device comprises an image pickup module and a processing module. The image pickup module scans a plurality of visual angles of a scene in advance to obtain a plurality of temporary images. Each of the temporary images has a scanning focal length value. The processing module analyzes the plurality of temporary image of each of the visual angles to obtain a temporary focal length value. The processing module obtains a weighting focal length value by each temporary focal length value by using a function to control the image pickup module in order to perform a panorama image capturing process according to the weighting focal length value.

Abstract: An imaging system that includes a rotating unit that includes an imaging camera, an alignment camera and at least a first monitor. The rotating unit is rotatable between a home position and a finish position about a rotation axis such that the imaging camera can capture a first scan. The alignment camera is directed generally downwardly and is configured to capture a first alignment image of a subject positioned generally co-axially with the rotation axis. The first alignment image is displayed on the first monitor.

Abstract: A chart generation unit generates an adjustment chart, and a projection unit projects the adjustment chart onto a circular cylinder. A parameter acquiring unit acquires 12 parameters in total, relating to the positions of four corners and middle points of a top side and a bottom side of a chart and lateral expansion of the chart, the chart being input by a user through manipulations of an operation unit. A transform function determination unit calculates, from the total of 12 parameters, an accurate transform function for projecting an image onto the circular cylinder. An image conversion unit applies geometric transformation to the image based on the calculated transform function.

Abstract: The present invention provides mathematically accurate image processing algorithms for extracting natural looking panoramic images and distortion-free rectilinear images from images acquired using a camera equipped with a wide-angle lens which is rotationally symmetric about an optical axis and devices implementing such algorithms. Imaging systems using this method can be used not only in security•surveillance applications for indoor and outdoor environments, but also in diverse areas such as video phone for apartment entrance door, rear view camera for vehicles, visual sensor for unmanned aerial vehicles and robots, camera phone, PC camera, and broadcasting camera. Also, it can be used to obtain panoramic or rectilinear photographs using a digital camera.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to devices, methods, and computer readable media for perforating positional sensor-assisted panoramic photography techniques in handheld personal electronic devices. Generalized steps that may be used to carry out the panoramic photography techniques described herein include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1.) acquiring image data from the electronic device's image sensor; 2.) performing “motion filtering” on the acquired image data, e.g., using information returned from positional sensors of the electronic device to inform the processing of the image data; 3.) performing image registration between adjacent captured images; 4.) performing geometric corrections on captured image data, e.g., due to perspective changes and/or camera rotation about a non-center of perspective (COP) camera point; and 5.) “stitching” the captured images together to create the panoramic scene, e.g., blending the image data in the overlap area between adjacent captured images.

Abstract: A digital camera 100 includes an image capturing unit 16, an angular velocity sensor 22, an image determination unit 53, and an image composition unit 52. The angular velocity sensor 22 acquires a displacement amount in a field of view of image data when the image data is captured at predetermined time intervals. The image determination unit 53 sets a determination criterion for determining whether the image data thus captured is to be combined or not based on the displacement amount in the field of view acquired by the angular velocity sensor 22. Also, the image determination unit 53 determines whether or not the image data thus captured is valid as a composition target based on the determination criterion thus set. The image composition unit 52 combines image data determined by the image determination unit 53 as being valid as a composition target.

Abstract: A video processing method and a video processing system are provided. The video processing method is applied to a rotary video capturing device. The video processing method includes the following steps. First, at least one video frame corresponding to at least one piece of field-of-view (FOV) information is received, and a plurality of first coordinates corresponding to a plurality of first pixels of the at least one video frame is obtained. Coordinate transformation procedure is performed on the first coordinates according to the at least one piece of FOV information to obtain a plurality of second coordinates. A plurality of second pixels in a panoramic background image corresponding to the second coordinates is obtained. The first pixels are compared with the second pixels to determine whether the first pixels belong to a foreground or a background, to output comparison results.

Abstract: A motorized camera provides one or more capture sequences for capturing radially distorted wide angle images of objects detected within a plurality of its detection zones. A sequence may include actions to move or reposition an imaging device of the camera to one or more locations, and to capture one or more radially distorted images before, during, or as the imaging device is moved. The motorized camera comprises a wide angle imaging device for capturing radially distorted images having a wide field of view. An image processor converts the radially distorted images captured by the wide angle imaging device into rectilinear images.

Abstract: A mobile platform uses orientation sensors and vision-based tracking to track with absolute orientation. The mobile platform generates a panoramic map by rotating a camera, which is compared to an image frame produced by the camera, to determine the orientation of the camera with respect to the panoramic map. The mobile platform also estimates an orientation of the panoramic map with respect to a world reference frame, e.g., magnetic north, using orientation sensors, including at least one accelerometer and a magnetic sensor. The orientation of the camera with respect to the world reference frame is then determined using the orientation of the camera with respect to the panoramic map and the orientation of the panoramic map with respect to the world reference frame. A filter, such as a Kalman filter, provides an accurate and stable estimate of the orientation of the panoramic map with respect to the world reference frame.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a main body and a rotatable image capturing unit. The main body includes a spherical portion having at least three support points. The rotatable image capturing unit includes an image capturing optical system, and is configured to rotationally move while being supported by the support points. In the rotatable image capturing unit, a gravitional point is located so as to overlap a center of gravity of a polygonal plane formed by connecting the support points and present on a side closer to an image sensor the polygonal plane in a direction perpendicular to the polygonal plane.

Abstract: A scanning imaging apparatus including a rotatable support platform, an imaging device that is attached to the support platform; a mirror that is rotatably attached to the support platform and is configured to deflect an optical path of the imaging device; a first motor configured to continuously rotate the rotatable support platform at a first angular velocity; a second motor configured to change an angle of the mirror relative to an optical axis of the imaging device at a second relative angular velocity relative to the optical axis; and a controller configured to control the angle of the mirror so that a waveform of the angle of the mirror as a function of time does not have high frequency components.

Abstract: A scanning imaging apparatus including a rotatable support platform, a first imaging device that is attached to the support platform forming a first optical path, a second imaging device that is attached to the support platform forming a second optical path, a mirror having a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface opposite to the first reflective surface, the mirror rotatably attached to the support platform and configured to deflect the first optical path with the first reflective surface, and to deflect the second optical path with the second reflective surface, a first motor configured to continuously rotate the rotatable support platform at a first angular velocity, and a second motor configured to change an angle of the mirror relative to a first optical axis and a second optical axis formed by the first and second imaging devices.