A method of managing power usage of a depth imaging system including an image sensor having an array of pixels configured to detect light incident from a scene and an optical encoder configured to modulate the incident light detected by the pixels in accordance with an angle of incidence of the incident light. The method includes operating the system in a lower power mode corresponding to a first power consumption level, including capturing, with the pixels, image data of the scene having angle-dependent information encoded therein by the optical encoder, and identifying, based on the angle-dependent information, signature information in the image data indicative of a detection of an object within a specified depth range. The method also includes, in response to identifying the signature information, transitioning to operating the system in a higher power mode corresponding to a second power consumption level higher than the first power consumption level.

An optical system includes a spatial encoding arrangement for generating spatially encoded light with an initial spatial distribution; a coded aperture defining a mask pattern based on the initial spatial distribution of the spatially encoded light; andan image sensor. The spatial encoding arrangementdirects the spatially encoded light onto the object, and the object reflects at least a portion of the spatially encoded light to form reflected light. The reflected light is directed through the coded aperture to form spatially decoded light. The spatially decoded light is directed onto the image sensor to form an image thereon, and the image sensor detects the image. The spatial encoding arrangement includes optical emitters spatially arranged, defining the initial spatial pattern of the spatially encoded light. The mask pattern is the inverse of the initial spatial pattern of the spatially encoded light defined by the spatial arrangement of the optical emitters.

An optical system includes a spatial encoding arrangement for generating spatially encoded light with an initial spatial distribution; a coded aperture defining a mask pattern based on the initial spatial distribution of the spatially encoded light; andan image sensor. The spatial encoding arrangementdirects the spatially encoded light onto the object, and the object reflects at least a portion of the spatially encoded light to form reflected light. The reflected light is directed through the coded aperture to form spatially decoded light. The spatially decoded light is directed onto the image sensor to form an image thereon, and the image sensor detects the image. The spatial encoding arrangement includes optical emitters spatially arranged, defining the initial spatial pattern of the spatially encoded light. The mask pattern is the inverse of the initial spatial pattern of the spatially encoded light defined by the spatial arrangement of the optical emitters.

Disclosed is a sensor module. The sensor module may be an infrared sensor module for sensing temperature of food being cooked. The sensor module may be implemented or integrated into a closed cooking environment, such as an oven, or in an open cooking environment such as a range. The sensor module includes an air chamber unit to generate an air curtain over the front and back surfaces of a glass cover protecting the sensor. The air curtain prevents condensation on the cover and to maintain it cool. The air curtain improves accuracy of temperature sensed during cooking.

An observation chamber for three-dimensional kinematic profiling of subject animals. One example system for analyzing free-moving animal subject behavior includes a housing, a transparent arena configured to hold a subject, a camera mounted below the arena, and a mirror system configured to reflect multiple images of the subject in a single field of view of the camera. A height of the housing is less than 80 inches, and a width of the housing is less than 32 inches. The system fits within standard doorway dimensions.

An observation chamber for three-dimensional kinematic profiling of subject animals. One example system for analyzing free-moving animal subject behavior includes a housing, a transparent arena configured to hold a subject, a camera mounted below the arena, and a mirror system configured to reflect multiple images of the subject in a single field of view of the camera. A height of the housing is less than 80 inches, and a width of the housing is less than 32 inches. The system fits within standard doorway dimensions.

A pipeline endoscope probe includes a housing, an image capturing device and a lighting device. The housing defines a housing chamber and a through hole communicated with the housing chamber. The image capturing device is arranged in the accommodating chamber and the image capturing device is oriented towards the through hole. The image capturing device includes a lens and a first control board. The lens is configured to capture images, and the first control board is configured to receive the images captured by the lens and converts the images into image signals. The lighting device is arranged on the housing adjacent to the through hole, and a lighting direction of the lighting device matches orientation of the image capturing device.

A pipeline endoscope probe includes a housing, an image capturing device and a lighting device. The housing defines a housing chamber and a through hole communicated with the housing chamber. The image capturing device is arranged in the accommodating chamber and the image capturing device is oriented towards the through hole. The image capturing device includes a lens and a first control board. The lens is configured to capture images, and the first control board is configured to receive the images captured by the lens and converts the images into image signals. The lighting device is arranged on the housing adjacent to the through hole, and a lighting direction of the lighting device matches orientation of the image capturing device.

A method according to embodiments of the invention includes creating a three-dimensional profile of a scene, calculating a relative amount of light for each portion of the scene based on the three-dimensional profile, and activating a light source to provide a first amount of light to a first portion of the scene, and a second amount of light to a second portion of the scene. The first amount and the second amount are different. The first amount and the second amount are determined by calculating a relative amount of light for each portion of the scene.

Fabrication processing is executed in a chip of an image sensor. An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit (11) mounted on a vehicle and configured to generate image data by performing image capturing of a peripheral region of the vehicle, a scene recognition unit (214) configured to recognize a scene of the peripheral region based on the image data, and a drive control unit (12) configured to control drive of the image capturing unit based on the scene recognized by the scene recognition unit.