title: Axially distributed sensing with a monoscopic imaging lens for single-shot distance measurements.
abstract: Using the image-based optical measurement method known as axially distributed sensing (ADS), the depth information of a scene is retrieved by evaluating images recorded with a camera positioned on multiple points along a common optical axis. We describe the design of a monoscopic lens that images the scene from two different on-axis points of perspective simultaneously onto a single camera. Designed for use in a territorial surveillance video system, this lens allows for capturing 3D scene information based on ADS with a single shot. We present the physical foundations of this approach and its implementation as a compact lens system and show the usability of the system prototype, supported by performance tests.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandner
authors.forename: Ervin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kolenović
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klattenhoff
authors.forename: Elam
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kolenović
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elandaloussi
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Kopylow
authors.forename: Ralf B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bergmann