RANGING DEVICE, RANGING SYSTEM, AND RANGING METHOD - SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP

Title:

RANGING DEVICE, RANGING SYSTEM, AND RANGING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/085040

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

[Problem] To suppress ranging errors. [Solution] This ranging device comprises: a time counting unit for counting a time from when a light source emits light until an incident timing at which a photon is incident on a pixel; a processing unit for performing adjustment processing with respect to a count value output by the time counting unit, on the basis of a predetermined adjustment parameter; and a histogram generating unit for generating a histogram on the basis of the count value that has been subjected to adjustment processing by the processing unit.

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Inventors:

OYAKAWA TAKESHI (JP)
SEKIYA AKITO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2022/039209

Publication Date:

May 19, 2023

Filing Date:

October 21, 2022

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Assignee:

SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP (JP)

International Classes:

G01S7/4865; G01S7/487; G01S17/10; G01S17/894

Foreign References:

JP2018179974A	2018-11-15
JP2021067534A	2021-04-30

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

MIYAJIMA Manabu (JP)

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