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TIME-RESOLVING SENSOR USING SHARED PPD+SPAD PIXEL AND SPATIAL-TEMPORAL CORRELATION FOR RANGE MEASUREMENT
TIME-RESOLVING SENSOR USING SHARED PPD+SPAD PIXEL AND SPATIAL-TEMPORAL CORRELATION FOR RANGE MEASUREMENT
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机译:使用共享PPD + SPAD像素和时空相关的时间分辨传感器进行范围测量
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A Time-of-Flight (TOF) technique is combined with analog amplitude modulation within each pixel in a pixel array using multiple Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) in conjunction with a single Pinned Photo Diode (PPD) in each pixel. A SPAD may be shared among multiple neighboring pixels. The TOF information is added to the received light signal by the analog domain-based single-ended to differential converter inside the pixel itself. The spatial-temporal correlation among outputs of multiple, adjacent SPADs in a pixel is used to control the operation of the PPD to facilitate recording of TOF values and range of an object. Erroneous range measurements due to ambient light are prevented by stopping the charge transfer from the PPD—and, hence, recording a TOF value—only when two or more SPADs in the pixel are triggered within a pre-defined time interval. An autonomous navigation system with multi-SPAD pixels provides improved vision for drivers under difficult driving conditions.
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