SBIR Phase II: Three-Dimensional Computational Optical Imaging Sensor

该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力源于使用微型鲁棒传感器系统获得实时精确3D深度信息的可能性，为商业应用开辟了无数的机会。成像传感器现在已经普及且价格低廉，计算能力也已成为大多数相机不可或缺的一部分。即将开发的3D成像传感器将为制造业、机器人、人机界面、无人机和新兴3D扫描仪提供颠覆性应用。这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目的重点是设计、开发和测试一种微型、健壮、低成本的光学成像传感器系统，该系统能够从场景中获得高精度和准确性的三维（3D）信息，克服当前最先进的技术。该传感器从单个镜头中提供图像和深度图；将每个物体特征与其精确的3D位置关联起来。随着传感技术的进步，3d信息越来越多地融入到现实世界的应用中。从制造业到娱乐和安全。所提出的传感器提供了深度分辨率的改进，同时快速，紧凑，轻便，适合低成本的批量生产。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this project stems from the possibility ofobtaining real-time precise 3D depth information using a miniature robust sensor systemopening up a myriad of opportunities for commercial application. Imaging sensors arenow widespread and inexpensive, as is computing power, already an integral part ofmost cameras. The 3D imaging sensor to be developed enables disruptive applicationsfor manufacturing, robotics, human-machine interfaces, unmanned aerial vehicles, andemerging 3D scanners.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 project is focused on thedesign, development, and testing of a miniature, robust, low-cost optical imaging sensorsystem capable of acquiring three-dimensional (3D) information from a scene with highprecision and accuracy, overcoming current state-of-the-art technologies. The sensorprovides, from a single shot, an image and a depth map; associating each objectfeature with its precise 3D location. With the advances in sensing technology, 3Dinformation is increasingly incorporated into real-world applications?frommanufacturing to entertainment and security. The proposed sensor providesimprovements in depth resolution while being fast, compact, lightweight, and amenablefor mass production at low cost.