Laser ranging and illumination
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10721393B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-21

    申请号:US15858008

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method may include modulating a property of a laser with a reference signal to generate a transmit signal, and diverging the transmit signal to illuminate a field of illumination with the transmit signal, wherein the field of illumination includes an object. The method may include receiving, at a sensor, a signal reflected from the field of illumination and the object and comparing a phase of the received signal to a phase the reference signal. The method may include calculating a distance to the object based on the comparing.

    LASER RANGING AND ILLUMINATION
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190208113A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US15858008

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method may include modulating a property of a laser with a reference signal to generate a transmit signal, and diverging the transmit signal to illuminate a field of illumination with the transmit signal, wherein the field of illumination includes an object. The method may include receiving, at a sensor, a signal reflected from the field of illumination and the object and comparing a phase of the received signal to a phase the reference signal. The method may include calculating a distance to the object based on the comparing.

    Method of performing autofocus, autofocus system, and camera comprising an autofocus module

    公开(公告)号:US10324268B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15697028

    申请日:2017-09-06

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: Autofocusing a camera while zooming may include zooming the lens to a first zoom position, measuring a first object distance from the camera to an object on which to focus, determining a first focus start position using the first object distance, performing a first autofocus using the first focus start position as a starting point, thereby determining a first focus position. A first lookup object distance may be determined based on the first determined focus position. A first correction factor may be calculated as a ratio between the first lookup object distance and the first object distance. The lens may be zoomed to a second zoom position, and a second focus position may be determined using a second object distance based on the first object distance and a second correction factor based on depths of field at the second and first zoom positions.

    METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING FOG IN A SCENE

    公开(公告)号:US20190122355A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16168834

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: An image capturing device captures a first image of the scene without illuminating the scene with IR radiation. The image capturing device determines a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image. When the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, the image capturing device captures a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation. The image capturing device determines a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image. When a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, the image capturing device determines that there is fog in the scene. A computer program and a computer program carrier are also disclosed.

    Method and image capturing device for detecting fog in a scene

    公开(公告)号:US10467742B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US16168834

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: An image capturing device captures a first image of the scene without illuminating the scene with IR radiation. The image capturing device determines a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image. When the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, the image capturing device captures a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation. The image capturing device determines a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image. When a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, the image capturing device determines that there is fog in the scene. A computer program and a computer program carrier are also disclosed.

    METHOD OF PERFORMING AUTOFOCUS, AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM, AND CAMERA COMPRISING AN AUTOFOCUS MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20180074287A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15697028

    申请日:2017-09-06

    Applicant: Axis AB

    Abstract: A method of autofocusing a camera during a zooming operation is disclosed, comprising zooming the lens to a first zoom position, measuring a first object distance from the camera to an object on which to focus, determining a first focus start position using the first object distance, performing a first autofocusing operation using the first focus start position as a starting point, thereby determining a first determined focus position. A first lookup object distance is determined based on the first determined focus position. A first correction factor is calculated as a ratio between the first lookup object distance and the first object distance. The lens is zoomed to a second zoom position, and a second focus position is determined using a second object distance calculated as a product of the first object distance and a second correction factor based on a ratio of depths of field at the second and first zoom positions.

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