Coded aperture imaging using successive imaging of a reference object at different positions

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PATENT NO 8017899
APP PUB NO 20090090868A1
SERIAL NO

12278528

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In coded aperture imaging knowledge of the coded array pattern and its positional relation to the detector array is needed in order to be able to reconstruct the scene image. Usually a theoretical model of the coded array is used and the actual array needs to be aligned accurately with respect to the detector. The present invention uses a coded aperture imager to image a reference object in the scene and uses the intensity pattern on the detector array to determine the decoding pattern corresponding to the coded aperture array. The reference object may be a point source in which case the pattern on the detector array may be used directly as the decoding pattern or it may be used to correct a theoretical pattern for any misalignment.

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QINETIQ LIMITEDCODY TECHNOLOGY PARK IVELY ROAD FARNBOROUGH HAMPSHIRE GU14 0LX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Levenets, Douglas Alan Malvern, GB 2 14
Lewis, Keith Loder Worcestershire, GB 6 26
Slinger, Christopher William Worcestershire, GB 9 161

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