TY - GEN
T1 - Frameless, time domain continuous image capture
AU - Dietz, Henry Gordon
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Most image sensors mimic film, integrating light during an exposure interval and then reading the "latent" image as a complete frame. In contrast, frameless image capture attempts to construct a continuous waveform for each sensel describing how the Ev (exposure value required at each sensel) changes over time. This is done using an array of on-sensor nanocontrollers, each independently and asynchronously sampling its sensel to interpolate a smooth waveform. Still images are computationally extracted after capture using the average value of each sensel's waveform over the desired interval. Thus, image frames can be extracted to represent any interval(s) within the captured period. Because the extraction of a frame is done using waveforms that are continuous time-varying functions, an Ev estimate is always available, even if a particular sensel was not actually sampled during the desired interval. The result is HDR (high dynamic range) with a low and directly controllable Ev noise level. This paper describes our work toward building a frameless imaging sensor using nanocontrollers, basic processing of time domain continuous image data, and the expected benefits and problems.
AB - Most image sensors mimic film, integrating light during an exposure interval and then reading the "latent" image as a complete frame. In contrast, frameless image capture attempts to construct a continuous waveform for each sensel describing how the Ev (exposure value required at each sensel) changes over time. This is done using an array of on-sensor nanocontrollers, each independently and asynchronously sampling its sensel to interpolate a smooth waveform. Still images are computationally extracted after capture using the average value of each sensel's waveform over the desired interval. Thus, image frames can be extracted to represent any interval(s) within the captured period. Because the extraction of a frame is done using waveforms that are continuous time-varying functions, an Ev estimate is always available, even if a particular sensel was not actually sampled during the desired interval. The result is HDR (high dynamic range) with a low and directly controllable Ev noise level. This paper describes our work toward building a frameless imaging sensor using nanocontrollers, basic processing of time domain continuous image data, and the expected benefits and problems.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2040016
DO - 10.1117/12.2040016
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84897437124
SN - 9780819499394
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Proceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Image Sensors and Imaging Systems 2014
T2 - Image Sensors and Imaging Systems 2014
Y2 - 5 February 2014 through 6 February 2014
ER -