This technology combines spatio-temporal structured light patterns with emerging high-speed asynchronous event focal plane arrays to enable rapid 3D imaging. With this technology, spatio-temporal structured light patterns with unique properties are rapidly projected onto the scene using a high-speed spatial light modulator. The asynchronous events recorded on edge devices at each pixel with time-to-digital converters (TDCs) uniquely encodes the 3D coordinates of the imaging scene. This platform enables direct 3D image recovery with accuracy comparable to structured light systems, but at significantly lower processing complexity and lower data throughput making it well-suited for real world environments where high speed operation is required, including automotive, aerospace, and defense applications. Background: Currently, there are various methods of 3D imaging; however, they involve systems that require a quite high amount of data processing and complexity. They also do not combine light patterns with unique properties with high-speed spatial light modulators. This rapid 3D imaging system allows for lower processing capacity and makes it well-suited for real-time, high-speed operations. Applications:
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