WO2017176410A1 - Détecteur de temps de vol avec balayage à un seul axe - Google Patents

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WO2017176410A1
WO2017176410A1 PCT/US2017/021018 US2017021018W WO2017176410A1 WO 2017176410 A1 WO2017176410 A1 WO 2017176410A1 US 2017021018 W US2017021018 W US 2017021018W WO 2017176410 A1 WO2017176410 A1 WO 2017176410A1
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S17/89—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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  • the present invention relates generally to three-dimensional (3D) mapping, and particularly to devices and methods for 3D mapping based on projection and sensing of a beam of radiation.
  • optical 3D mapping i.e., generating a 3D profile of the surface of an object by processing optical radiation received from the object.
  • This sort of 3D profile is also referred to as a 3D map, depth map or depth image, and 3D mapping is also referred to as depth mapping.
  • Optical radiation includes any and all electromagnetic radiation in the visible, infrared and ultraviolet portions of the spectrum. In the description that follows, the term “radiation” should be understood as referring to optical radiation.
  • mapping apparatus includes a transmitter, which emits a beam comprising pulses of light, and a scanner, which is configured to scan the beam, within a predefined scan range, over a scene.
  • a receiver receives the light reflected from the scene and generates an output indicative of a time of flight of the pulses to and from points in the scene.
  • a processor is coupled to control the scanner so as to cause the beam to scan over a selected window within the scan range and to process the output of the receiver so as to generate a 3D map of a part of the scene that is within the selected window.
  • Embodiments of the present invention that are described hereinbelow provide improved devices and methods for 3D mapping.
  • apparatus for mapping including an illumination assembly, which is configured to project a line of radiation extending in a first direction across a scene.
  • a detection assembly is configured to receive the radiation reflected from the scene within a sensing area that contains at least a part of the line of the radiation, and includes a linear array of detector elements and objective optics, which focus the reflected radiation from the sensing area onto the linear array.
  • a scanning mirror is configured to scan the line of radiation and the sensing area together over the scene in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction.
  • Processing circuitry is configured to process signals output by the detector elements in response to the received radiation in order to construct a three- dimensional (3D) map of an object in the scene.
  • the linear array has an array axis that is aligned along the first direction.
  • the scanning mirror is configured to rotate about a mirror axis, and the illumination assembly includes at least one radiation source, which is arranged in a plane defined by the array axis and the mirror axis together with the linear array and the scanning mirror.
  • the illumination assembly includes a further linear array of radiation sources, which are configured to emit respective beams of radiation, and projection optics which are configured to collect and focus the emitted beams to form the line of the radiation.
  • the linear arrays of the detector elements and of the radiation sources have respective axes that are mutually parallel.
  • the scanning mirror is a second scanning mirror
  • the illumination assembly includes a radiation source, which is configured to emit a beam of radiation, and a first scanning mirror, which is configured to receive and scan the emitted beam in the first direction.
  • the first scanning mirror scans at a first speed
  • the second scanning mirror scans at a second speed, which is slower than the first speed.
  • the illumination assembly is configured to emit pulses of radiation, and the signals output by the detector elements are indicative of respective times of flight of the pulses from points in the scene, and the processing circuitry is configured to construct the 3D map responsively to the times of flight.
  • the detector elements include avalanche photodiodes.
  • the detector elements include single -photon avalanche diodes.
  • the processing circuitry includes a pulse amplifier, which is configured to amplify the signals output by the detector elements, and a multiplexer, which is configured to select the detector elements for connection to the pulse amplifier in synchronization with a scan rate of the apparatus.
  • the scanning mirror is rotatable so as to scan the line of radiation and the sensing area both over a first scene on a first side of the apparatus and over a second scene on a second side of the apparatus, opposite the first side.
  • the scanning mirror has first and second opposing reflective surfaces, and the scanning mirror rotates so that the line of radiation and the sensing area reflect from the first reflective surface when scanning over the first scene and from the second reflective surface when scanning over the second scene.
  • the second reflective surface is smaller than the first reflective surface.
  • a method for mapping which includes projecting a line of radiation that extends in a first direction over a scene.
  • the radiation reflected from the scene within a sensing area of a detector assembly is received by the detector assembly, which includes a linear array of detector elements.
  • the detector assembly which includes a linear array of detector elements.
  • both the line of radiation and the sensing area are scanned over the scene in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction.
  • Signals output by the detector elements in response to the received radiation are processed in order to construct a three-dimensional (3D) map of an object in the scene.
  • receiving the radiation includes aligning an array axis of the linear array along the first direction.
  • projecting the line of radiation includes applying a linear array of radiation sources to emit respective beams of radiation, and collecting and focusing the emitted beams to form the line of the radiation.
  • projecting the line of radiation includes scanning a beam along the line in the first direction.
  • scanning the beam includes scanning the beam along the line at a first speed
  • scanning using the scanning mirror includes scanning the line of radiation and the sensing area over the scene at a second speed, which is slower than the first speed.
  • scanning the beam of radiation includes scanning pulses of radiation, and the signals output by the detector elements are indicative of respective times of flight of the pulses, and processing the signals includes constructing the 3D map responsively to the times of flight.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic pictorial illustration of a 3D mapping system, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic pictorial illustration showing details of a 3D mapping module, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram that schematically shows processing circuitry used in 3D mapping, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic frontal view of a 3D mapping module, in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic pictorial illustration showing details of the 3D mapping module of
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic pictorial illustration showing a rear view of the 3D mapping module of Fig. 4, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • the same scanning mirror is used to scan both the pulsed beam that is transmitted toward the scene and the sensing area of the detector, which senses the reflected radiation, in both horizontal and vertical directions.
  • This approach is advantageous in ensuring that the transmitted and received beam axes are mutually aligned, but it imposes difficult constraints on the optical design of the system.
  • separate mirrors are used to scan the transmitted beam and the sensing area of the detector, thus relaxing the optical constraints but giving rise to possible difficulties in alignment and synchronization of the sensing area with the transmitted beam.
  • Embodiments of the present invention address these difficulties by projecting a line of radiation and capturing the reflected radiation using a linear array of detectors, with a scanning mirror that scans both the line of radiation and the sensing area of the detectors together over a scene.
  • This approach both simplifies the optical design of the scanning module and obviates mechanical problems associated with rapid scanning, while enabling compact, robust module designs.
  • the scanning mirror can be rotated so as to scan the emitted beams and the sensing area both over a first scene on one side of the apparatus and over a second scene on the opposite side of the apparatus, making it possible to create 3D maps of either or both of these scenes.
  • mapping apparatus comprises an illumination assembly, which projects a line of radiation extending in a certain direction across a scene that is to be mapped, for example in a horizontal direction.
  • the illumination assembly comprises a linear array of radiation sources, which emit respective beams of radiation, with projection optics that collect and focus the emitted beams to form the line of radiation.
  • the illumination assembly may comprise a single radiation source with suitable optics.
  • a detection assembly receives the radiation reflected from the scene within a sensing area that contains the projected line of the radiation (or at least a part of the projected line).
  • the detection assembly comprises a linear array of detector elements and objective optics, which focus the reflected radiation from the sensing area onto the linear array.
  • the sensing area is typically long and narrow, parallel to and in alignment with the line of radiation.
  • the axis of the array of detector elements may also be aligned along the same direction as the line of radiation.
  • a scanning mirror scans the line of radiation and the sensing area together over the scene in a direction that is perpendicular to the line of radiation.
  • the mirror scans the line vertically, or vice versa.
  • This arrangement is advantageous in that the mirror can scan relatively slowly (for example, at 30 Hz to enable mapping at standard video refresh rates), and no high-speed scanning components are required.
  • FIG. 1 A first scanning mirror scans the emitted beam in a first direction over a scene, while a second scanning mirror, as described above, scans both the emitted beam and the sensing area of the detector array over the scene in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction.
  • Processing circuitry processes the signals output by the detector elements in response to the received radiation in order to construct a 3D map of an object in the scene.
  • the illumination assembly emits pulses of radiation
  • the detector elements output signals that are indicative of respective times of flight of pulses from points in the scene, which are used by the processor in constructing the 3D map.
  • the apparatus and techniques described herein may be applied, mutatis mutandis, in other sorts of 3D mapping systems.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic, pictorial illustration of a system for 3D mapping, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • the system is built around a 3D mapping module 20, which is described in greater detail with reference to the figures that follow.
  • Module 20 may be used, for example, in or together with a computing device for mapping a hand 24 of a user for purposes of gesture detection. This is just one possible, non-limiting application of the present embodiment, and module 20, as well as other sorts of apparatus based on the principles described herein, may similarly be applied in other types of systems and used to map various other types of objects.
  • module 20 emits a pulsed beam 26 of radiation through an exit aperture 28 toward a scene that includes hand 24.
  • Module 20 scans the beam over the scene in a predefined scan pattern 32, such as a raster scan, which is generated by cooperative operation of two scanning mirrors as shown in Fig. 2.
  • a predefined scan pattern 32 such as a raster scan, which is generated by cooperative operation of two scanning mirrors as shown in Fig. 2.
  • Each pulse emitted from exit aperture 28 illuminates a successive spot 30 in the scene along the scan pattern, and the spots in each row of scan pattern 32 define a projected line of radiation.
  • Radiation 34 that is reflected from the scene at each spot 30 is collected through an entrance aperture 36 of module 20 and detected by a detection assembly in the module, which is likewise shown in the figures that follow.
  • Processing circuitry in or associated with module 20 processes the signals output by the detection assembly in response to the reflected radiation 34 that is received through aperture 36 in order to construct a 3D map of hand 24 and/or other objects in the scene
  • the frontal plane of module 20 is taken to be the X-Y plane, as illustrated in Fig. 1, while the Z-axis corresponds to the direction of propagation of beam 26 when undeflected, i.e., roughly at the center of scan pattern 32.
  • Module 20 scans beam 26 across an X-Y plane.
  • the X-axis of the scan is taken to be the "fast" axis, which is traversed by beam 26 many times in the course of each scan over the scene, while the Y-axis is taken to be the "slow" axis.
  • These choices of the axes are arbitrary, however, and module 20 can be configured to generate other scan patterns, with different scan axes, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reading the present description.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic pictorial illustration showing details of 3D mapping module 20, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • Mapping module 20 comprises an illumination assembly, comprising a radiation source 40, which emits beam 26, and a scanning mirror 42, which receives and reflects beam 26 from source 40.
  • radiation source 40 comprises a laser diode, which emits ultra-short pulses, having a duration on the order of 1 ps.
  • mirror 42 in this embodiment is typically small (for example, less than 10 mm in diameter).
  • Such mirrors can be made by micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) techniques, as described, for example, in the above-mentioned U.S.
  • MEMS micro-electro-mechanical systems
  • mirror 42 may comprise a rotating polygon or any other suitable type of scanning mirror that is known in the art.
  • multiple radiation sources can share mirror 42, with the sources arranged so that their beams strike the mirror at different angles, thus scanning over different parts of the scene and increasing the pixel throughout of module 20 while decreasing the required mirror scan amplitude.
  • Mirror 42 rotates about an axis 44, causing beam 26 to scan over the scene in the X- direction.
  • a second mirror 46 which rotates about an axis 48, causes beam 26 to scan over the scene in the Y-direction.
  • the small, lightweight mirror 42 rotates at high speed, possibly in a resonant scanning mode, while mirror 46 rotates at a slower speed.
  • Mirror 46 may thus comprise a MEMS device or any other suitable sort of rotating mirror.
  • optics 50 may be added in the beam path to improve collimation.
  • Optics 50 may be positioned either where shown in Fig. 2 or at any other suitable location, for example, between source and mirror 42 or between mirror 42 and mirror 46. Additionally or alternatively, optics 50 may be used to enhance the scan range, as described, for example, in the above-mentioned U.S. Patent 9,098,931. Furthermore, the distance between mirrors 42 and 46 is typically smaller than that shown in Fig. 2, with mirror 42 in or near the plane of the entrance pupil of the optical receiver.
  • Reflected radiation 34 from each of spots 30 is received by a detection assembly, comprising a linear array 54 of detector elements 56 and objective optics 52, which focus the reflected radiation onto the detector elements.
  • Optics 52 typically comprise a multi-element lens with a wide acceptance angle and may be positioned between array 56 and mirror 46, rather than in the position shown in Fig. 2. It is desirable that the entrance pupil of the lens be close to mirror 46 to achieve a compact design. Additionally or alternatively, optics 52 comprise a narrowband filter, which passes the wavelength of source 40 while preventing ambient radiation from reading detector elements 56.
  • Optics 52 thus define the sensing area of the detection assembly, which is essentially the optical projection by optics 52 of the area of detector elements 56.
  • Mirror 46 scans this sensing area over the scene, including hand 24, in the Y-direction, simultaneously with scan pattern 32 of transmitted beam 26. At least one of detector elements 56 will then capture the radiation reflected from each of spots 30 in the scan pattern. There is thus no need for a collection mirror to scan the sensing area at high speed in the X-direction.
  • array 54 comprises a single row of detector elements 56 arranged along an array axis, which in this example is parallel to the X-direction, i.e., parallel to axis 48 of mirror 46.
  • the array may comprise multiple, parallel rows of detector elements arranged in this way.
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram that schematically shows processing circuitry used in or with 3D mapping module 20, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • This circuitry processes the signals output by detector elements 56 in response to received radiation 34 in order to construct the 3D map of hand 24 (or of other objects in the scene).
  • the signals output by the detector elements are indicative of respective times of flight (TOF) of the pulses emitted by radiation source 40, and the processing circuitry constructs the 3D map by measuring these times of flight.
  • TOF times of flight
  • detector elements 56 typically comprise sensitive, high-speed photodetectors, such as avalanche photodiodes or single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) devices.
  • avalanche photodiodes or similar sorts of detectors are used, one or more pulse amplifiers, such as high-speed transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), amplify the signals output by detector elements 56 in order to generate sharp output pulses for TOF measurement.
  • TIAs high-speed transimpedance amplifiers
  • it is possible to couple a respective TIA to each detector element 56 in practice only one detector will actually receive reflected radiation at any given time: the detector whose sensing area is aligned along the X-axis with the current location of transmitted beam 26 and the corresponding spot 30.
  • module 20 comprises only a single pulse amplifier 62, and a multiplexer 60 selects detector elements 56 for connection to pulse amplifier 62 in synchronization with the scan of scanning mirror 42 about axis 44.
  • multiplexer 60 connects the input of amplifier 62 to the output of the detector element 56 that is aligned with transmitted beam 26 at that point.
  • the pulse output of amplifier 62 is input to a TOF circuit 64, which compares the arrival time of each pulse at detector 56 to a reference signal indicating the time at which the pulse was emitted by transmitter 40 and generates a corresponding delay value.
  • TOF circuit 64 may comprise a time-to-digital converter (TDC), for example.
  • a depth processing circuit 66 collects the TOF values over the entire scan pattern 32 and combines them into a 3D map of the scene begin scanned.
  • detector elements 56 comprise SPAD devices
  • no TIA is needed, and instead event timing histograms are created and analyzed in order to determine the TOF values for each pixel.
  • the resolution of module 20 is determined not by the pitch or number of detector elements 56 in array 54, but rather by the accuracy of sensing and angular pointing, along with the pulse frequency. This feature is especially valuable when detector elements 56 comprise APD sensors, since APDs can be bigger than the required pixel size.
  • processing circuitry including one or multiple pulse amplifiers, may be coupled to the output of detector elements 56.
  • other sorts of processing circuitry including one or multiple pulse amplifiers, may be coupled to the output of detector elements 56.
  • other sorts of processing circuitry including one or multiple pulse amplifiers, may be coupled to the output of detector elements 56.
  • the disclosed embodiments are directed specifically to TOF-based 3D mapping, the principles of the present invention may similarly be applied in other types of 3D mapping, such as the sort of pattern-based matching that is described in U.S. Patent 9,098,931, as well as other applications of high-speed optical scanners and detectors.
  • Fig. 4 is a frontal view
  • Fig. 5 is a pictorial illustration showing details of the components of the module.
  • the frontal plane of module 120 is taken to be the X-Y plane
  • the Z-axis corresponds to the direction of propagation of a line 122 of radiation emitted from module 120 when undeflected, i.e., roughly at the center of the scan pattern of the module.
  • Line 122 is oriented along the X-direction and is scanned by module 120 in the Y-direction.
  • Mapping module 120 comprises an illumination assembly 123, comprising a linear array 124 of radiation sources, which emit respective beams of radiation, and projection optics 126, which collect and focus the emitted beams to form line 122.
  • the term "line” is used in this context to mean a long, narrow area that is illuminated by the combined beams from array 124 or, alternatively, by the scanned beam in the preceding embodiment.
  • the axis of array 124 is oriented along the X-axis on the lower surface of a case 128 of module 120; and optics 126 comprise a pair of turning mirrors 130, 132 with a collimating lens 134 between them.
  • array 124 may be mounted, for example, on the side of case 128, in which case turning mirror 130 may be eliminated.
  • the radiation sources in array 124 comprise laser diodes, which emit ultra-short pulses of infrared radiation in mutual synchronization, having a duration on the order of 1 ps.
  • a scanning mirror 138 reflects line 122 of radiation that is formed by optics 126 through a window 140 in case 128 toward the scene that is to be mapped.
  • Mirror 138 rotates about a mirror axis 142 that is oriented along the X-direction, thus causing line 122 to scan over the scene in the Y-direction.
  • mirror 138 is mounted on bearings 143 and is rotated at the desired scan rate by a suitable mechanism 144, such as a motor or magnetic drive.
  • mirror 138 may comprise a MEMS device, as is known in the art, or any other suitable sort of beam deflector.
  • Mirror 138 also reflects the radiation returned from the scene toward a detection assembly 145, comprising linear array 136 of detector elements and objective optics 146, which focus the reflected radiation from a sensing area 148 within the scene onto array 136.
  • a detection assembly 145 comprising linear array 136 of detector elements and objective optics 146, which focus the reflected radiation from a sensing area 148 within the scene onto array 136.
  • turning mirror 132 may be formed on an oblique surface of one of the lenses in objective optics 146.
  • Sensing area 148 corresponds to the projection by optics 146 of the area of the detector elements in array 136 onto the scene being mapped. Line 122 and sensing area 148 overlap in the plane of the scene that is being mapped.
  • an exit pupil 150 of projection optics 126 and an entrance pupil 152 of objective optics 146 are coplanar and located in close proximity to one another.
  • the plane of pupils 150 and 152 be located roughly midway between optics 146 and mirror 138, and that the axes of the array of transmitted beams and of the sensing area be collinear in this plane.
  • array 136 comprises a single row of detector elements arranged along an array axis, which is likewise parallel to the X-axis, i.e., parallel to axis 142 of mirror 138, as well as to the axes of line 122 and array 124 in this example.
  • array 136 may comprise multiple, parallel rows of detector elements arranged in this way.
  • Arrays 124 and 136 may conveniently be mounted on a common printed circuit substrate 154, as shown in Fig. 4.
  • Processing circuitry used in or with 3D mapping module 120 processes the signals output by the detector elements in array 136 in response to the radiation reflected from sensing area 148, in order to construct a 3D map of an object or objects in the scene.
  • the signals output by the detector elements are indicative of respective times of flight (TOF) of the pulses emitted by the radiation sources in array 124, and the processing circuitry constructs the 3D map based on these times of flight.
  • the detector elements in array 136 typically comprise sensitive, high-speed photodetectors, such as avalanche photodiodes or single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) devices.
  • the configuration and uses of these detector types in module 120 are similar to those described above with reference to module 20.
  • processing circuitry may be coupled to the outputs of the detector elements, and the principles of the present embodiment may similarly be applied in other types of 3D mapping, as well as other applications of high-speed optical scanners and detectors.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic pictorial illustration showing a rear view of 3D mapping module 120, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • Scanning mirror 138 is rotatable so as to scan line 122 of radiation and sensing area 148 both over the scene on the front side of module 120 that is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and over another scene on the opposite, rear side of module 120, which is shown in Fig. 6.
  • the terms "front” and “rear” are used arbitrarily, for the sake of clarity, and may just as well be reversed in devices in which module 120 is installed.
  • the same illumination assembly 123 and detection assembly 145 are used in both front and rear scanning configurations.
  • mirror 138 has two opposing reflective surfaces: a front surface 156 that is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and a rear surface 158 that is shown in Fig. 6.
  • Mirror 138 rotates about axis 42 so that line 124 and sensing area 148 reflect from front surface 156 when scanning over the scene on the front side of module, and from rear surface 158 when scanning over the scene on the rear side.
  • mirror 138 need never rotate through the horizontal (X-Z) plane, and module 120 may thus be made very thin, for example less than 5 mm thick in the Z-direction.
  • rear surface 158 can be made smaller than front surface 156, as illustrated in Fig. 6, so that mirror 138 has a profile in the Y-Z plane that is roughly trapezoidal.
  • rear surface 158 reflects line 124 and sensing area 148 through a window 160 in the rear side of case 128.
  • the smaller rear surface 158 means that the collection aperture of objective optics 146, and hence the sensitivity of detection assembly 145, are smaller in the rear scanning configuration than in the front scanning configuration. This tradeoff of sensitivity against module size may be acceptable, for example, when the rear scanning configuration is used primarily for nearby scenes, in which the intensity of the radiation reflected back from sensing area 148 is relatively high.
  • the reduced aperture of optics 146 in the rear scanning configuration is useful in increasing the depth of field, which may include objects very close to module 120.
  • rear surface 158 of mirror 138 may be masked, to decrease the light collection aperture still further.
  • objective optics 146 may have different, adjustable focal positions for short- and long-range mapping.

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L'invention concerne un appareil de cartographie comprenant un ensemble d'éclairage (123) qui projette une ligne (122) de rayonnement s'étendant dans une première direction dans une scène. Un ensemble de détection (145) reçoit le rayonnement réfléchi par la scène dans une zone de détection (148) qui contient au moins une partie de la ligne du rayonnement, et comprend un réseau linéaire (54, 136) d'éléments de détection (56) et d'éléments optiques d'objectif (52, 146) qui focalisent le rayonnement réfléchi provenant de la zone de détection sur le réseau linéaire. Un miroir de balayage (46, 138) balaie en même temps la ligne de rayonnement et la zone de détection sur la scène dans une seconde direction, qui est perpendiculaire à la première direction. Des circuits de traitement (64, 66) traitent les signaux émis par les éléments détecteurs en réponse au rayonnement reçu afin de construire une carte tridimensionnelle (3D) d'un objet dans la scène.
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