• DocumentCode
    1639743
  • Title

    Pixel-level color image sensor with efficient ambient light suppression using modulated RGB flashlight and application to TOF range finding

  • Author

    Oike, Yusuke ; Ikeda, Makoto ; Asada, Kunihiro

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    298
  • Lastpage
    301
  • Abstract
    We present a pixel-level color image sensor with efficient ambient light suppression using a modulated RGB flashlight to support a recognition system. Bidirectional photo integrators realize in-pixel demodulation of a projected flashlight with suppressing an ambient light at short intervals during exposure time to avoid saturation from ambient illumination. Every pixel has a capability of depth and color capture. A prototype chip has been designed using 0.35 μm CMOS process and successfully tested.
  • Keywords
    CMOS image sensors; image colour analysis; 0.35 micron; CMOS process; TOF range finding; bidirectional photo integrators; efficient ambient light suppression; modulated RGB flashlight; pixel-level color image sensor; CMOS process; Color; Demodulation; Image recognition; Image sensors; Lighting; Optical modulation; Pixel; Prototypes; Sensor systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Circuits, 2004. Digest of Technical Papers. 2004 Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8287-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLSIC.2004.1346595
  • Filename
    1346595