WO2020203331A1 - 信号処理装置、信号処理方法、および、測距モジュール - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a distance measuring module, and particularly to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a distance measuring module capable of improving distance measuring accuracy.
- a distance measuring module is mounted on a mobile terminal such as a so-called smartphone, which is a small information processing device having a communication function.
- the distance measuring method in the distance measuring module includes, for example, the Indirect ToF (Time of Flight) method and the Structured Light method.
- IndirectToF method light is emitted toward an object to detect the light reflected on the surface of the object, and the distance to the object is calculated based on the measured value obtained by measuring the flight time of the light.
- the Structured Light method the distance to the object is calculated based on the image obtained by irradiating the object with pattern light and capturing the distortion of the pattern on the surface of the object.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for accurately measuring a distance by determining the movement of an object within a detection period in a distance measuring module that measures a distance by the Indirect ToF method.
- Indirect ToF type distance measurement modules are required to further improve distance measurement accuracy.
- This disclosure has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to enable improvement in distance measurement accuracy.
- the signal processing device on the first aspect of the present technology has a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit.
- the first to fourth detection signals obtained by detecting the reflected light reflected by the object with respect to the irradiation light in the first to fourth phases with respect to the irradiation light are used. It includes an estimation unit that estimates the sensitivity difference between the tap and the tap of the second tap.
- the signal processing device detects the first tap that detects the photoelectrically converted charge by the photoelectric conversion unit and the photoelectrically converted charge by the photoelectric conversion unit.
- the reflected light reflected by the object is detected by the first to fourth detection signals in the first to fourth phases with respect to the irradiation light. , Estimate the sensitivity difference between the taps of the first tap and the taps of the second tap.
- the ranging module on the third side of the present technology has a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit.
- the light receiving unit in which the pixels having the above are arranged in two dimensions, and the first to fourth phases in which the reflected light reflected by the object in the pixels is detected in the first to fourth phases with respect to the irradiation light. It includes a signal processing unit having an estimation unit that estimates a sensitivity difference between the first tap and the tap of the second tap using the detection signal of 4.
- a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit are used.
- the sensitivity difference between the tap and the tap of the second tap is estimated.
- the signal processing device and the ranging module may be independent devices or may be modules incorporated in other devices.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a ranging module to which the present technology is applied.
- the distance measuring module 11 shown in FIG. 1 is a distance measuring module that performs distance measurement by the Indirect ToF method, and has a light emitting unit 12, a light emitting control unit 13, a light receiving unit 14, and a signal processing unit 15.
- the ranging module 11 irradiates an object with light, and the light (irradiation light) receives the light reflected by the object (reflected light) to measure the depth value as distance information to the object. Output the depth map.
- the light emitting unit 12 has, for example, an infrared laser diode or the like as a light source, and emits light while being modulated at a timing corresponding to the light emission control signal supplied from the light emission control unit 13 according to the control by the light emission control unit 13 to the object. And irradiate the irradiation light.
- the light emitting control unit 13 controls the light emission of the light emitting unit 12 by supplying a light emitting control signal of a predetermined frequency (for example, 20 MHz or the like) to the light emitting unit 12. Further, in order to drive the light receiving unit 14 in accordance with the timing of light emission in the light emitting unit 12, the light emitting control unit 13 also supplies a light emitting control signal to the light receiving unit 14.
- a predetermined frequency for example, 20 MHz or the like
- the light receiving unit 14 is provided with a pixel array unit 22 in which pixels 21 that generate an electric charge according to the amount of received light and output a signal corresponding to the electric charge are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix in the row direction and the column direction.
- the drive control circuit 23 is arranged in the peripheral region of the pixel array unit 22.
- the light receiving unit 14 is a pixel array unit 22 in which a plurality of pixels 21 are two-dimensionally arranged, and receives reflected light from an object. Then, the light receiving unit 14 supplies the signal processing unit 15 with pixel data composed of detection signals corresponding to the amount of reflected light received by each pixel 21 of the pixel array unit 22.
- the signal processing unit 15 calculates the depth value, which is the distance from the distance measuring module 11 to the object, for each pixel 21 of the pixel array unit 22 based on the pixel data supplied from the light receiving unit 14, and controls the subsequent stage. It is output to a unit (for example, the application processing unit 121 or the operation system processing unit 122 of FIG. 16). Alternatively, the signal processing unit 15 may generate a depth map in which the depth value is stored as the pixel value of each pixel 21 of the pixel array unit 22 and output it to the subsequent stage. The detailed configuration of the signal processing unit 15 will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.
- the drive control circuit 23 has, for example, a control signal for controlling the drive of the pixel 21 based on a light emission control signal supplied from the light emission control unit 13 (for example, a distribution signal DIMIX described later, a selection signal ADDRESS DECODE, etc. Reset signal RST, etc.) is output.
- a control signal for controlling the drive of the pixel 21 based on a light emission control signal supplied from the light emission control unit 13 (for example, a distribution signal DIMIX described later, a selection signal ADDRESS DECODE, etc. Reset signal RST, etc.) is output.
- the pixel 21 has a photodiode 31 and a first tap 32A and a second tap 32B that detect the charge photoelectrically converted by the photodiode 31.
- the electric charge generated by one photodiode 31 is distributed to the first tap 32A or the second tap 32B.
- the charges distributed to the first tap 32A are output as a detection signal A from the signal line 33A
- the charges distributed to the second tap 32B are detected signals B from the signal line 33B. Is output as.
- the first tap 32A is composed of a transfer transistor 41A, an FD (Floating Diffusion) unit 42A, a selection transistor 43A, and a reset transistor 44A.
- the second tap 32B is composed of a transfer transistor 41B, an FD section 42B, a selection transistor 43B, and a reset transistor 44B.
- the reflected light is received by the photodiode 31 with a delay of only one.
- the distribution signal DIMIX_A controls the on / off of the transfer transistor 41A
- the distribution signal DIMIX_B controls the on / off of the transfer transistor 41B.
- the distribution signal DIMIX_A is a signal having the same phase as the irradiation light
- the distribution signal DIMIX_B has a phase in which the distribution signal DIMIX_A is inverted.
- the electric charge generated by the photodiode 31 receiving the reflected light is transferred to the FD unit 42A while the transfer transistor 41A is on according to the distribution signal DIMIX_A, and the transfer transistor 41B is turned on according to the distribution signal DIMIX_B. While it is, it is transferred to the FD unit 42B.
- the charges transferred via the transfer transistor 41A are sequentially accumulated in the FD section 42A and transferred via the transfer transistor 41B during a predetermined period in which the irradiation light of the irradiation time T is periodically irradiated.
- the electric charge is sequentially accumulated in the FD unit 42B.
- the selection transistor 43A is turned on according to the selection signal ADDRESS DECODE_A after the end of the period for accumulating the electric charge
- the electric charge accumulated in the FD unit 42A is read out via the signal line 33A and corresponds to the amount of the electric charge.
- the detection signal A is output from the light receiving unit 14.
- the selection transistor 43B is turned on according to the selection signal ADDRESS DECODE_B
- the electric charge accumulated in the FD unit 42B is read out via the signal line 33B, and the detection signal B according to the amount of the electric charge is transmitted from the light receiving unit 14. It is output.
- the electric charge stored in the FD section 42A is discharged when the reset transistor 44A is turned on according to the reset signal RST_A, and the electric charge stored in the FD section 42B is discharged when the reset transistor 44B is turned on according to the reset signal RST_B. Will be done.
- the pixel 21 distributes the electric charge generated by the reflected light received by the photodiode 31 to the first tap 32A or the second tap 32B according to the delay time ⁇ T, and outputs the detection signal A and the detection signal B.
- the delay time ⁇ T corresponds to the time during which the light emitted by the light emitting unit 12 flies to the object, is reflected by the object, and then flies to the light receiving unit 14, that is, the distance to the object. Therefore, the distance measuring module 11 can obtain the distance (depth value) to the object according to the delay time ⁇ T based on the detection signal A and the detection signal B.
- the detection signal A and the detection signal A have different effects for each pixel 21 due to the deviation (sensitivity difference) of the characteristics of each element of the pixel transistor such as the photodiode 31 and the transfer transistor 41 of each pixel 21. It may be given to signal B. Therefore, in the Indirect ToF type ranging module 11, the detection signal A and the detection signal B that receive the reflected light by changing the phase of the same pixel 21 are acquired, and the taps as fixed pattern noise of each pixel are acquired. A method of removing the sensitivity difference and improving the SN ratio is adopted.
- the light receiving unit 14 receives the reflected light at the light receiving timings whose phases are shifted by 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 ° with respect to the irradiation timing of the irradiation light. More specifically, the light receiving unit 14 receives light with the phase set to 0 ° with respect to the irradiation timing of the irradiation light in a certain frame period, and receives light with the phase set to 90 ° in the next frame period. In the frame period, the phase is set to 180 ° to receive light, and in the next frame period, the phase is set to 270 ° to receive light, and so on, the reflected light is received by changing the phase in a time division manner.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the light receiving period (exposure period) of the first tap 32A of the pixel 21 in each phase of 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 ° side by side so that the phase difference can be easily understood. ..
- the detection signal A obtained by receiving light in the same phase (phase 0 °) as the irradiation light is shifted by 90 degrees from the detection signal A0 and the irradiation light (phase 90).
- the detection signal A obtained by receiving light at (°) is shifted by 270 degrees from the detection signal A1 and the irradiation light by 180 degrees out of phase (phase 180 °).
- the detection signal A obtained by receiving light in a phase (phase 270 °) is referred to as a detection signal A3.
- the detection signal B obtained by receiving light in the second tap 32B in the same phase (phase 0 °) as the irradiation light is shifted by 90 degrees from the detection signal B0 and the irradiation light (phase 90).
- the detection signal B obtained by receiving light at (°) is shifted by 270 degrees from the detection signal B1 and the irradiation light by 270 degrees from the detection signal B1 and the detection signal B obtained by receiving the light in a phase (phase 180 °) shifted by 180 degrees.
- the detection signal B obtained by receiving light in the phase (phase 270 °) is referred to as a detection signal B3.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating the depth value d by the 2Phase method and the 4Phase method.
- the depth value d can be obtained by the following equation (1).
- equation (1) c is the speed of light
- ⁇ T is the delay time
- f is the modulation frequency of light.
- ⁇ in the equation (1) represents the phase shift amount [rad] of the reflected light, and is represented by the following equation (2).
- I and Q of the equation (2) are described below by using the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 obtained by setting the phases to 0 °, 90 °, 180 ° and 270 °. It is calculated by the formula (3).
- I and Q are signals obtained by converting the phase of the cos wave from polar coordinates to a Cartesian coordinate system (IQ plane), assuming that the change in brightness of the irradiation light is a cos wave.
- the 2Phase method only two phases having an orthogonal relationship among the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 obtained by setting the phases to 0 °, 90 °, 180 ° and 270 ° are used.
- the depth value d to the object can be obtained.
- the I and Q of the equation (2) become the following equation (4).
- the I and Q of the equation (2) become the following equation (5).
- the characteristic variation between taps existing in each pixel cannot be removed, but the depth value d to the object can be obtained only from the detection signals of the two phases, so the frame is twice that of the 4Phase method.
- Distance measurement can be performed at a rate.
- the signal processing unit 15 of the ranging module 11 displays the I signal and Q signal corresponding to the delay time ⁇ T calculated by the 4 Phase method and the I signal and Q signal corresponding to the delay time ⁇ T calculated by the 2 Phase method. Signal processing is performed to appropriately select or blend according to the movement of, the depth value d is calculated using the result, and the depth map is output.
- FIG. 6 shows the drive of the light receiving unit 14 of the ranging module 11 and the output timing of the depth map.
- the light receiving unit 14 of the distance measuring module 11 receives the reflected light by changing the phase in the order of phase 0 °, phase 90 °, phase 180 °, and phase 270 ° in a time division manner. Although it is driven, it is driven continuously with two phases for which the depth value d is calculated by the 2 Phase method as one set.
- the light receiving unit 14 continuously receives light with a phase of 0 ° and light with a phase of 90 ° from time t1, and after a waiting period from time t2 to time t3, time t3. Therefore, the light receiving with a phase of 180 ° and the light receiving with a phase of 270 ° are continuously performed.
- the light receiving unit 14 continuously receives light with a phase of 180 ° and light with a phase of 270 ° from time t5, and from time t6 to time t7.
- the light receiving with the phase 0 ° and the light receiving with the phase 90 ° are continuously performed.
- the light receiving operation of each phase is a reset operation in which the reset transistors 44A and 44B are turned on to reset the electric charge, an integration operation in which the electric charge is accumulated in the FD units 42A and 42B, and a readout operation in which the electric charge accumulated in the FD units 42A and 42B is read out. It consists of actions.
- the signal processing unit 15 calculates the depth value using the pixel data for four phases, but outputs the depth map in units of two phases.
- the signal processing unit 15 generates and outputs a depth map Depth # 1 using pixel data for four phases from time t1 to time t4 at time t4, and at the next time t6, the time Depth map Depth # 2 is generated and output using pixel data for four phases from t3 to time t6.
- the signal processing unit 15 At the next time t8, the signal processing unit 15 generates and outputs a depth map Depth # 3 using pixel data for four phases from time t5 to time t8.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the signal processing unit 15.
- the signal processing unit 15 includes a correction processing unit 61, a 2 phase processing unit 62, a 4 phase processing unit 63, a motion estimation unit 64, an amplitude estimation unit 65, a fixed pattern estimation unit 66, a blend processing unit 67, and a phase calculation unit 68. To be equipped.
- the signal processing unit 15 is sequentially supplied with the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of each pixel of the pixel array unit 22 from the light receiving unit 14.
- the detection signals A0 to A3 are detection signals A obtained by sequentially setting the phases to 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 ° with the first tap 32A
- the detection signals B0 to B3 are the second detection signals B0 to B3.
- the signal processing unit 15 has the latest detection signals A0 to A3 and detection signals B0 to B0 to 80 ° in phase, 90 ° in phase, 180 ° in phase, and 270 ° in phase for each pixel.
- a depth map is generated and output using B3, and the combination of the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 is 2 with a phase of 180 ° and a phase of 270 °, as shown in A in FIG.
- the phase detection signal is the latest detection signal and cases where the two-phase detection signal having a phase of 0 ° and a phase of 90 ° is the latest detection signal, as shown in FIG. 8B.
- the combination of the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 supplied from the light receiving unit 14 to the signal processing unit 15 is shown in A of FIG.
- Each process of the signal processing unit 15 will be described by taking as an example the case where the two-phase detection signal having a phase of 270 ° and 270 ° is the latest detection signal.
- phase 0 ° and phase 90 ° When the two-phase detection signal of phase 0 ° and phase 90 ° is the latest detection signal, the phase is 180 °, the phase is 270 °, the phase is 0 °, and the phase is as shown in FIG. 8B.
- the 90 ° detection signal is regarded as the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3, and the codes can be inverted to perform the same processing.
- the signal processing unit 15 sequentially uses the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of each pixel of the pixel array unit 22 supplied from the light receiving unit 14 as the processing target pixels for each pixel. Perform the same processing. Therefore, in the following, each process of the signal processing unit 15 will be described as the process of one pixel set as the pixel to be processed.
- the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the predetermined pixels 21 as the processing target pixels supplied from the light receiving unit 14 to the signal processing unit 15 are the four-phase processing unit 63, the motion estimation unit 64, and the amplitude estimation unit 65. , And is supplied to the fixed pattern estimation unit 66. Further, the latest two-phase detection signals A2 and A3 and B2 and B3 having a phase of 180 ° and a phase of 270 ° are supplied to the correction processing unit 61.
- the correction processing unit 61 uses the correction parameters supplied from the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 to vary the characteristics between the taps of the detection signal A of the first tap 32A and the detection signal B of the second tap 32B of the pixel to be processed. Performs processing to correct (sensitivity difference).
- the detection signal B of the second tap 32B of the pixel to be processed is matched with the detection signal A of the first tap 32A, and the correction processing unit 61 performs the detection signal A of the phase 180 ° and the phase 270 ( The following correction processing is performed for each of A2, A3) and B (B2, B3).
- c0 and c1 are correction parameters supplied from the fixed pattern estimation unit 66, c0 represents the offset of the detection signal B with respect to the detection signal A, and c1 represents the gain of the detection signal B with respect to the detection signal A. Represent.
- the detection signals A'and B'in the formula (6) represent the detection signals after the correction process.
- the detection signal A of the first tap 32A may be matched with the detection signal B of the second tap 32B of the pixel to be processed, or may be matched between the detection signals A and B.
- the correction processing unit 61 supplies the detection signals A2'and B2'with a phase of 180 ° and the detection signals A3'and B3'with a phase of 270 ° after the correction processing to the two-phase processing unit 62.
- the two-phase processing unit 62 uses the detection signals A2'and B2'with a phase of 180 ° from the correction processing unit 61 and the detection signals A3'and B3'with a phase of 270 °, and uses the two-phase method according to the equation (5). Calculate the I signal and Q signal.
- the 2Phase type I signal and Q signal will be referred to as the I2 signal and the Q2 signal in order to distinguish them from the 4Phase type I signal and Q signal calculated by the 4-phase processing unit 63.
- the two-phase processing unit 62 supplies the two-phase I2 signal and the Q2 signal calculated by the equation (5) to the blend processing unit 67.
- the four-phase processing unit 63 calculates the 4Phase type I signal and Q signal according to the equation (3) using the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the processing target pixel supplied from the light receiving unit 14.
- the 4Phase type I signal and Q signal will be referred to as an I4 signal and a Q4 signal to distinguish them from the 2Phase type I2 signal and Q2 signal.
- the 4-phase processing unit 63 supplies the 4Phase type I4 signal and Q4 signal calculated by the equation (3) to the blend processing unit 67.
- the motion estimation unit 64 uses the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed to form an object between a set of phase 0 ° and phase 90 ° and a set of phase 180 ° and phase 270 °. Estimate (calculate) the movement amount diff of.
- the motion estimation unit 64 can adopt any of the following diff0 to diff2 as the motion amount diff of the object between sets.
- diff0
- diff1
- diff2 sqrt (
- Diff0 is an expression that calculates the amount of movement based on the difference in the sum of the I signal and Q signal between sets.
- diff1 is an equation that calculates the amount of movement based on the difference in the I signal between sets.
- diff2 is an equation that calculates the amount of movement based on the distance between sets on the IQ plane. Which of the movement amounts diff0 and diff2 is adopted may be fixedly determined, or may be selected (switched) by a setting signal or the like.
- the motion estimation unit 64 supplies the estimated motion amount diff of the object to the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 and the blend processing unit 67.
- the amplitude estimation unit 65 estimates (calculates) the amplitude amp of the detection signal of the pixel to be processed supplied from the light receiving unit 14.
- the amplitude here represents the difference between the detection signals between the two phases caused by the modulated irradiation light.
- the amplitude amp is large, it means that the irradiation light is sufficiently reflected from the object and is incident on the pixel to be processed.
- a small amplitude amp indicates a large amount of noise.
- the amplitude estimation unit 65 can adopt any of the following amp0 to amp3 as the amplitude amp of the detection signal.
- amp0
- amp1 sqrt (
- amp2
- amp3 sqrt (
- amp0 and amp1 are equations that calculate the amplitude using only the detection signals of the latest two phases, that is, phase 180 ° and phase 270 °
- amp2 and amp3 are the equations that calculate the amplitude using only the latest two phases, that is, phase 0 °
- This is an equation for calculating the amplitude using the detection signals of phase 90 °, phase 180 °, and phase 270 °.
- the amplitude estimation unit 65 supplies the amplitude amp of the estimated detection signal to the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 and the blend processing unit 67.
- the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 includes detection signals A0 to A3 and detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed, an object movement amount diff supplied from the motion estimation unit 64, and an amplitude amp supplied from the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the offset c0 and the gain c1 which are the correction parameters for correcting the characteristic variation (sensitivity difference) between taps are estimated (calculated) by using and.
- the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 sets the current offset c0 and gain c1 according to the motion amount diff of the object supplied from the motion estimation unit 64 and the amplitude amp supplied from the amplitude estimation unit 65. It is held or updated to the newly calculated offset c0 and gain c1, but the details will be described later with reference to FIG.
- the blend processing unit 67 combines the 2Phase type I2 signal and Q2 signal supplied from the 2-phase processing unit 62 and the 4-Phase type I4 signal and Q4 signal supplied from the 4-phase processing unit 63 with the amount of motion diff and amplitude. Blending is performed according to amp, and the blended I signal and Q signal are calculated and supplied to the phase calculation unit 68.
- the blend processing unit 67 calculates the blend ratio ⁇ _diff based on the motion amount diff by the following equation (11) based on the motion amount diff of the object supplied from the motion estimation unit 64.
- the blend processing unit 67 calculates the blend ratio ⁇ _amp based on the amplitude amp by the following equation (12) based on the amplitude amp supplied from the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the blend processing unit 67 determines the final blend ratio ⁇ from the blend ratio ⁇ _diff based on the movement amount diff and the blend ratio ⁇ _amp based on the amplitude amp by either of the following formulas (12A) or (12B). calculate.
- ⁇ min ( ⁇ _diff, ⁇ _amp) ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (12A)
- ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ _diff + (1- ⁇ ) ⁇ ⁇ _amp ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (12B)
- ⁇ in the formula (12B) is a blend coefficient for blending the blend rate ⁇ _diff and the blend rate ⁇ _amp, and is set in advance, for example.
- the blend processing unit 67 uses the calculated final blend ratio ⁇ to blend the 2Phase I2 signal and Q2 signal with the 4Phase I4 signal and Q4 signal according to the equation (13).
- the signal is calculated and supplied to the phase calculation unit 68.
- I ⁇ ⁇ I2 + (1- ⁇ ) ⁇ I4
- Q ⁇ ⁇ Q2 + (1- ⁇ ) ⁇ I4 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (13)
- the blend processing unit 67 increases the ratio of the I2 signal and the Q2 signal of the 2Phase method, and when the amount of motion diff is small, increases the ratio of the I4 signal and the Q4 signal of the 4Phase method with less noise. Blend to make it larger. Further, when the amplitude amp is small (the noise is large), the blend processing unit 67 blends so as to increase the ratio of the I4 signal and the Q4 signal of the 4Phase method so that the SN ratio is improved.
- the phase calculation unit 68 of FIG. 7 uses the I signal and the Q signal supplied from the blend processing unit 67 to obtain a depth value d which is distance information to the object by the above equations (1) and (2). calculate. As described with reference to FIG. 6, the phase calculation unit 68 uses the latest four-phase detection signals A and B every time the two-phase detection signals A and B are updated to provide a depth value d ( Depth map) is calculated and output.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the fixed pattern estimation unit 66.
- the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 includes a coefficient calculation unit 81, a coefficient update unit 82, and a coefficient storage unit 83.
- the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed from the light receiving unit 14 are supplied to the coefficient calculation unit 81, and the movement amount diff of the object from the motion estimation unit 64 and the detection from the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the signal amplitude amp is supplied to the coefficient updating unit 82.
- the coefficient calculation unit 81 calculates the matrix x, that is, the offset c0 and the gain c1 by the above equation (10).
- the coefficient calculation unit 81 supplies the calculated offset c0 and gain c1 to the coefficient update unit 82 as new offset next_c0 and new gain next_c1 as update candidates.
- the coefficient updating unit 82 calculates the blend ratio u_diff based on the motion amount diff by the following equation (14) based on the motion amount diff of the object supplied from the motion estimation unit 64.
- the blend ratio u_diff 1 and the second
- the coefficient updating unit 82 calculates the blend ratio u_amp based on the amplitude amp by the following equation (15) based on the amplitude amp supplied from the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the coefficient updating unit 82 calculates the final blend rate u from the blend rate u_diff based on the movement amount diff and the blend rate u_amp based on the amplitude amp by the following equation (16).
- u min (u_diff, u_amp) ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (16)
- the coefficient updating unit 82 uses the following equation (17) to obtain a new offset next_c0 and a new gain next_c1 from the coefficient calculation unit 81, and a current offset prev_c0 from the coefficient storage unit 83. And gain prev_c1 are blended to calculate the updated offset c0 and gain c1.
- c0 u ⁇ next_c0 + (1-u)
- prev_c0 u ⁇ next_c1 + (1-u) ⁇ prev_c1 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (17)
- the coefficient updating unit 82 supplies the calculated updated offset c0 and gain c1 to the correction processing unit 61 (FIG. 7) and stores them in the coefficient storage unit 83.
- the coefficient storage unit 83 stores the offset c0 and the gain c1 supplied from the coefficient update unit 82. Then, the offset c0 and the gain c1 stored in the coefficient storage unit 83 are the current offset prev_c0 before the update at the timing when the next new offset next_c0 and the new gain next_c1 are supplied from the coefficient calculation unit 81 to the coefficient update unit 82. And as a gain prev_c1, it is supplied to the coefficient update unit 82.
- the new offset next_c0 and the new gain next_c1 calculated by the coefficient calculation unit 81 can be calculated most accurately when the amplitude amp is sufficiently large and the amount of motion diff is small.
- the coefficient update unit 82 updates by increasing the blend ratio of the new offset next_c0 and the new gain next_c1, and the amplitude amp is small or the movement amount is small. If the diff is large, increase the blend ratio of the current offset prev_c0 and gain prev_c1, set the blend ratio u to retain the current offset prev_c0 and gain prev_c1, and set the updated offset c0 and gain c1. calculate.
- the coefficient updating unit 82 updates the offset c0 and the gain c1 by using both the motion amount diff supplied from the motion estimation unit 64 and the amplitude amp supplied from the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the offset c0 and the gain c1 may be updated by using only one of the motion amount diff and the amplitude amp. In that case, the blend rate u_diff based on the amount of motion diff or the blend rate u_amp based on the amplitude amp is substituted as the blend rate u in the equation (17).
- step S1 the four-phase processing unit 63 uses the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed supplied from the light receiving unit 14, and the four-phase I4 signal according to the equation (3). And calculate the Q4 signal.
- the calculated 4Phase type I4 signal and Q4 signal are supplied to the blend processing unit 67.
- step S2 the motion estimation unit 64 uses the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed to set a phase of 0 ° and a phase of 90 ° and a set of a phase of 180 ° and a phase of 270 °. Estimate the amount of movement diff of the object between sets. For example, one of diff0 to diff2 in the equation (7) is calculated as a movement amount diff.
- the motion estimation unit 64 supplies the estimated motion amount diff of the object to the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 and the blend processing unit 67.
- step S3 the amplitude estimation unit 65 estimates the amplitude amp of the detection signal of the pixel to be processed by calculating any of amp0 to amp3 of the equation (8).
- the amplitude estimation unit 65 supplies the amplitude amp of the estimated detection signal to the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 and the blend processing unit 67.
- Steps S1 to S3 may be processed in different orders, or may be processed at the same time.
- step S4 the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 supplies the detection signals A0 to A3 and the detection signals B0 to B3 of the pixel to be processed, the motion amount diff of the object supplied from the motion estimation unit 64, and the amplitude estimation unit 65.
- the offset c0 and the gain c1 which are the correction parameters for correcting the characteristic variation between taps are estimated by using the amplitude amp of the detected detection signal.
- the estimated offset c0 and gain c1 are supplied to the correction processing unit 61.
- step S5 the correction processing unit 61 taps the detection signal A of the first tap 32A and the detection signal B of the second tap 32B of the pixel to be processed by using the correction parameter supplied from the fixed pattern estimation unit 66. Performs processing to correct the characteristic variation between. Specifically, the correction processing unit 61 uses the equation (6) using the offset c0 and the gain c1 which are the correction parameters supplied from the fixed pattern estimation unit 66 to detect the detection signal B of the second tap 32B of the pixel to be processed. Is matched with the detection signal A of the first tap 32A. The 180 ° phase detection signals A2'and B2'and the 270 ° phase detection signals A3'and B3' after the correction processing are supplied to the two-phase processing unit 62.
- step S6 the two-phase processing unit 62 uses the detection signals A2'and B2'with a phase of 180 ° and the detection signals A3'and B3'with a phase of 270 ° after the correction processing, and uses the two phases according to the equation (5). Calculate the I2 signal and Q2 signal of the method. The calculated I2 signal and Q2 signal are supplied to the blend processing unit 67.
- step S7 the blend processing unit 67 moves the 2Phase type I2 signal and Q2 signal supplied from the 2 phase processing unit 62 and the 4Phase type I4 signal and Q4 signal supplied from the 4 phase processing unit 63. It is blended according to the amount diff and the amplitude amp, the I signal and the Q signal after blending are calculated, and are supplied to the phase calculation unit 68.
- step S8 the phase calculation unit 68 calculates the depth value d to the object by the above equations (1) and (2) using the I signal and the Q signal supplied from the blend processing unit 67. Output to the latter stage.
- steps S1 to S8 described above is sequentially executed with each pixel of the pixel array unit 22 supplied from the light receiving unit 14 as the processing target pixel.
- the I2 signal and Q2 signal of the 2Phase method and the 4 phase processing unit 63 are supplied from the 4 phase processing unit 63 with different blend ratios ⁇ for each pixel.
- the 4 Phase I4 signal and Q4 signal are blended to calculate the I signal and Q signal.
- the depth value d is calculated by giving priority to the I2 signal and the Q2 signal of the 2Phase method, the movement amount diff is small, and the object is stationary.
- the depth value d is calculated by giving priority to the I4 signal and the Q4 signal of the 4Phase method.
- the characteristic variation (sensitivity difference) between taps which is a fixed pattern noise, is estimated from the four-phase detection signal and corrected by the correction processing unit 61, the two-phase processing I2 signal and Q2 signal are highly accurate. Can be calculated with. As a result, the SN ratio can be improved. That is, the distance measurement accuracy can be improved.
- the signal processing unit 15 Since the signal processing unit 15 outputs a depth value (depth map) each time it receives a two-phase detection signal, it is possible to realize a high frame rate with a high SN ratio.
- a in FIG. 13 shows a first modification of driving the distance measuring module 11.
- the light emitting control unit 13 supplies a single frequency light emitting control signal such as 20 MHz to the light emitting unit 12, and the light emitting unit 12 irradiates the object with the modulated light of a single frequency. did.
- the light emitting control unit 13 can irradiate the light emitting unit 12 with irradiation light at a plurality of frequencies, and the light receiving unit 14 can receive the light.
- "HIGH FREQ.” And “LOW FREQ.” Have different frequencies of the modulated light emitted by the light emitting unit 12, and "HIGH FREQ.” Is a high frequency such as 100 MHz.
- "LOW FREQ.” Is a low frequency such as 20MHz.
- the light receiving unit 14 receives the first modulated light emitted at a high frequency and the second modulated light emitted at a low frequency in two phases, phase 0 ° and phase 90 °, in order. Next, the light receiving unit 14 receives the first modulated light emitted at a high frequency and the second modulated light emitted at a low frequency in two phases, a phase of 180 ° and a phase of 270 °, in that order.
- the method of calculating the depth value at each frequency is the same as that of the above-described embodiment.
- the distance measuring module 11 causes the light emitting unit 12 to emit light at a plurality of frequencies, causes the light receiving unit 14 to receive light, and the signal processing unit 15 performs the depth value calculation process described above.
- the signal processing unit 15 performs the depth value calculation process described above.
- FIG. 13B shows a second modification of driving the ranging module 11.
- the light receiving period (exposure period) in which each pixel 21 of the light receiving unit 14 receives the modulated light is set to a single time.
- each pixel 21 can receive the modulated light by setting a plurality of light receiving periods (exposure periods).
- "HIGH SENSITIVITY” and “LOW SENSITIVITY” have different light receiving periods
- "HIGH SENSITIVITY” has a high sensitivity in which the light receiving period is set to the first light receiving period
- "LOW SENSITIVITY” is The low sensitivity is set to the second light receiving period in which the light receiving period is shorter than the first light receiving period.
- the light receiving unit 14 receives the modulated light emitted at a predetermined frequency in two phases, phase 0 ° and phase 90 °, in order of high sensitivity and low sensitivity. Next, the light receiving unit 14 receives the modulated light emitted at a predetermined frequency in two phases, a phase of 180 ° and a phase of 270 °, in order of high sensitivity and low sensitivity.
- the method of calculating the depth value at each frequency is the same as that of the above-described embodiment.
- the distance measuring module 11 causes the light emitting unit 12 to emit light at a predetermined frequency, causes the light receiving unit 14 to receive light with two types of sensitivities, high sensitivity and low sensitivity, and the signal processing unit 15 performs the depth value calculation process described above.
- High-sensitivity light reception enables measurement over long distances, but low-sensitivity light reception tends to saturate.
- the measurement range of the distance can be expanded.
- high sensitivity and low sensitivity were detected in the same two phases, but high sensitivity and low sensitivity may be detected in two different phases. Specifically, first, light is received in two phases of phase 0 ° and phase 90 ° with high sensitivity, light is received in two phases of phase 180 ° and phase 270 ° with low sensitivity, and then phase 180 with high sensitivity. It may be driven so that it receives light in two phases of ° and phase 270 ° and receives light in two phases of phase 0 ° and phase 90 ° with low sensitivity.
- Both the first modification of the drive described with reference to A in FIG. 13 and the second modification of the drive described with reference to B in FIG. 13 have a phase of 0 ° and a phase of 90 °, respectively, at multiple frequencies or multiple sensitivities. Although four phases of 180 ° and 270 ° are detected, only two phases may be detected for either a plurality of frequencies or a plurality of sensitivities.
- B of FIG. 14 omits the light reception of two phases of 180 ° and 270 ° of the phase at low sensitivity, and detects four phases only at high sensitivity. An example of how to do it is shown.
- the frame rate can be improved by detecting only two phases for either a plurality of frequencies or a plurality of sensitivities.
- FIG. 15 shows a third modification of driving the ranging module 11.
- all the pixels 21 of the pixel array unit 22 of the light receiving unit 14 have the same phase of 0 °, phase of 90 °, phase of 180 °, or phase of 270 ° at a predetermined timing. It was driven to detect in phase.
- each pixel 21 of the pixel array unit 22 is classified into pixel 21X and pixel 21Y in a checkered pattern, and the pixel 21X and the pixel 21Y have different phases. It may be driven to detect.
- the light receiving unit 14 of the distance measuring module 11 detects the pixel 21X of the pixel array unit 22 at a phase of 0 ° and the pixel 21Y at a phase of 90 ° during a certain frame period. It can be driven to detect, and in the next frame period, the pixel 21X of the pixel array unit 22 can be driven to detect at a phase of 180 °, and the pixel 21Y can be driven to detect at a phase of 270 °. Then, the depth value is calculated by the above-mentioned depth value calculation process using the four-phase detection signals obtained in the two frame periods.
- the ranging module 11 of FIG. 1 can be applied to, for example, an in-vehicle system mounted on a vehicle and measuring a distance to an object outside the vehicle. Further, for example, the distance measuring module 11 of FIG. 1 can be applied to a gesture recognition system that measures the distance to an object such as a user's hand and recognizes the user's gesture based on the measurement result. ..
- the distance measuring module 11 described above can be mounted on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet terminals, mobile phones, personal computers, game machines, television receivers, wearable terminals, digital still cameras, and digital video cameras.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a smartphone as an electronic device equipped with a ranging module.
- the distance measuring module 102, the image pickup device 103, the display 104, the speaker 105, the microphone 106, the communication module 107, the sensor unit 108, the touch panel 109, and the control unit 110 are connected via the bus 111. Is connected and configured. Further, the control unit 110 has functions as an application processing unit 121 and an operation system processing unit 122 by executing a program by the CPU.
- the distance measuring module 11 of FIG. 1 is applied to the distance measuring module 102.
- the distance measuring module 102 is arranged in front of the smartphone 101, and by performing distance measurement for the user of the smartphone 101, the depth value of the surface shape of the user's face, hand, finger, etc. is measured. Can be output as.
- the image pickup device 103 is arranged in front of the smartphone 101, and by taking an image of the user of the smartphone 101 as a subject, the image taken by the user is acquired. Although not shown, the image pickup device 103 may be arranged on the back surface of the smartphone 101.
- the display 104 displays an operation screen for performing processing by the application processing unit 121 and the operation system processing unit 122, an image captured by the image pickup device 103, and the like.
- the speaker 105 and the microphone 106 for example, output the voice of the other party and collect the voice of the user when the smartphone 101 makes a call.
- the communication module 107 communicates via the communication network.
- the sensor unit 108 senses speed, acceleration, proximity, etc., and the touch panel 109 acquires a touch operation by the user on the operation screen displayed on the display 104.
- the application processing unit 121 performs processing for providing various services by the smartphone 101.
- the application processing unit 121 can create a face by computer graphics that virtually reproduces the user's facial expression based on the depth supplied from the distance measuring module 102, and can perform a process of displaying the face on the display 104.
- the application processing unit 121 can perform a process of creating, for example, three-dimensional shape data of an arbitrary three-dimensional object based on the depth supplied from the distance measuring module 102.
- the operation system processing unit 122 performs processing for realizing the basic functions and operations of the smartphone 101. For example, the operation system processing unit 122 can perform a process of authenticating the user's face and unlocking the smartphone 101 based on the depth value supplied from the distance measuring module 102. Further, the operation system processing unit 122 performs a process of recognizing a user's gesture based on the depth value supplied from the distance measuring module 102, and performs a process of inputting various operations according to the gesture. Can be done.
- the smartphone 101 configured in this way, by applying the distance measuring module 11 described above, for example, it is possible to improve the frame rate, reduce the power consumption, and reduce the data transfer band. As a result, the smartphone 101 can create a face that moves more smoothly with computer graphics, perform face recognition with high accuracy, suppress battery consumption, and perform data transfer in a narrow band.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a computer on which a program for executing the above-mentioned series of processes is installed.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- ROM Read Only Memory
- RAM Random Access Memory
- EEPROM Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
- the CPU 201 performs the above-mentioned series of processes by, for example, loading the programs stored in the ROM 202 and the EEPROM 204 into the RAM 203 via the bus 205 and executing the programs. Further, the program executed by the computer (CPU201) can be written in the ROM 202 in advance, and can be installed or updated in the EEPROM 204 from the outside via the input / output interface 206.
- the CPU 201 performs processing according to the above-mentioned flowchart or processing performed according to the above-mentioned block diagram configuration. Then, the CPU 201 can output the processing result to the outside via, for example, the input / output interface 206, if necessary.
- the processing performed by the computer according to the program does not necessarily have to be performed in chronological order in the order described as the flowchart. That is, the processing performed by the computer according to the program also includes processing executed in parallel or individually (for example, parallel processing or processing by an object).
- the program may be processed by one computer (processor) or may be distributed processed by a plurality of computers. Further, the program may be transferred to a distant computer and executed.
- the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to various products.
- the technology according to the present disclosure is realized as a device mounted on a moving body of any kind such as an automobile, an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a motorcycle, a bicycle, a personal mobility, an airplane, a drone, a ship, and a robot. You may.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a vehicle control system, which is an example of a mobile control system to which the technique according to the present disclosure can be applied.
- the vehicle control system 12000 includes a plurality of electronic control units connected via the communication network 12001.
- the vehicle control system 12000 includes a drive system control unit 12010, a body system control unit 12020, an outside information detection unit 12030, an in-vehicle information detection unit 12040, and an integrated control unit 12050.
- a microcomputer 12051, an audio image output unit 12052, and an in-vehicle network I / F (interface) 12053 are shown as a functional configuration of the integrated control unit 12050.
- the drive system control unit 12010 controls the operation of the device related to the drive system of the vehicle according to various programs.
- the drive system control unit 12010 provides a driving force generator for generating the driving force of the vehicle such as an internal combustion engine or a driving motor, a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the wheels, and a steering angle of the vehicle. It functions as a control device such as a steering mechanism for adjusting and a braking device for generating a braking force of a vehicle.
- the body system control unit 12020 controls the operation of various devices mounted on the vehicle body according to various programs.
- the body system control unit 12020 functions as a keyless entry system, a smart key system, a power window device, or a control device for various lamps such as headlamps, back lamps, brake lamps, blinkers or fog lamps.
- the body system control unit 12020 may be input with radio waves transmitted from a portable device that substitutes for the key or signals of various switches.
- the body system control unit 12020 receives inputs of these radio waves or signals and controls a vehicle door lock device, a power window device, a lamp, and the like.
- the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030 detects information outside the vehicle equipped with the vehicle control system 12000.
- an imaging unit 12031 is connected to the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030.
- the vehicle outside information detection unit 12030 causes the image pickup unit 12031 to capture an image of the outside of the vehicle and receives the captured image.
- the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030 may perform object detection processing or distance detection processing such as a person, a vehicle, an obstacle, a sign, or characters on the road surface based on the received image.
- the imaging unit 12031 is an optical sensor that receives light and outputs an electric signal according to the amount of the light received.
- the image pickup unit 12031 can output an electric signal as an image or can output it as distance measurement information. Further, the light received by the imaging unit 12031 may be visible light or invisible light such as infrared light.
- the in-vehicle information detection unit 12040 detects the in-vehicle information.
- a driver state detection unit 12041 that detects the driver's state is connected to the in-vehicle information detection unit 12040.
- the driver state detection unit 12041 includes, for example, a camera that images the driver, and the in-vehicle information detection unit 12040 determines the degree of fatigue or concentration of the driver based on the detection information input from the driver state detection unit 12041. It may be calculated, or it may be determined whether the driver is dozing.
- the microcomputer 12051 calculates the control target value of the driving force generator, the steering mechanism, or the braking device based on the information inside and outside the vehicle acquired by the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030 or the vehicle interior information detection unit 12040, and the drive system control unit.
- a control command can be output to 12010.
- the microcomputer 12051 realizes ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) functions including vehicle collision avoidance or impact mitigation, follow-up driving based on inter-vehicle distance, vehicle speed maintenance driving, vehicle collision warning, vehicle lane deviation warning, and the like. It is possible to perform cooperative control for the purpose of.
- ADAS Advanced Driver Assistance System
- the microcomputer 12051 controls the driving force generator, the steering mechanism, the braking device, and the like based on the information around the vehicle acquired by the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030 or the vehicle interior information detection unit 12040. It is possible to perform coordinated control for the purpose of automatic driving that runs autonomously without depending on the operation.
- the microcomputer 12051 can output a control command to the body system control unit 12020 based on the information outside the vehicle acquired by the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030.
- the microcomputer 12051 controls the headlamps according to the position of the preceding vehicle or the oncoming vehicle detected by the external information detection unit 12030, and performs cooperative control for the purpose of antiglare such as switching the high beam to the low beam. It can be carried out.
- the audio image output unit 12052 transmits an output signal of at least one of audio and image to an output device capable of visually or audibly notifying information to the passenger or the outside of the vehicle.
- an audio speaker 12061, a display unit 12062, and an instrument panel 12063 are exemplified as output devices.
- the display unit 12062 may include, for example, at least one of an onboard display and a heads-up display.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the installation position of the imaging unit 12031.
- vehicle 12100 has imaging units 12101, 12102, 12103, 12104, 12105 as imaging units 12031.
- the imaging units 12101, 12102, 12103, 12104, 12105 are provided at positions such as the front nose, side mirrors, rear bumpers, back doors, and the upper part of the windshield in the vehicle interior of the vehicle 12100, for example.
- the imaging unit 12101 provided on the front nose and the imaging unit 12105 provided on the upper part of the windshield in the vehicle interior mainly acquire an image in front of the vehicle 12100.
- the imaging units 12102 and 12103 provided in the side mirrors mainly acquire images of the side of the vehicle 12100.
- the imaging unit 12104 provided on the rear bumper or the back door mainly acquires an image of the rear of the vehicle 12100.
- the images in front acquired by the imaging units 12101 and 12105 are mainly used for detecting a preceding vehicle, a pedestrian, an obstacle, a traffic light, a traffic sign, a lane, or the like.
- FIG. 19 shows an example of the photographing range of the imaging units 12101 to 12104.
- the imaging range 12111 indicates the imaging range of the imaging unit 12101 provided on the front nose
- the imaging ranges 12112 and 12113 indicate the imaging range of the imaging units 12102 and 12103 provided on the side mirrors, respectively
- the imaging range 12114 indicates the imaging range of the imaging units 12102 and 12103.
- the imaging range of the imaging unit 12104 provided on the rear bumper or the back door is shown. For example, by superimposing the image data captured by the imaging units 12101 to 12104, a bird's-eye view image of the vehicle 12100 as viewed from above can be obtained.
- At least one of the imaging units 12101 to 12104 may have a function of acquiring distance information.
- at least one of the image pickup units 12101 to 12104 may be a stereo camera composed of a plurality of image pickup elements, or may be an image pickup element having pixels for phase difference detection.
- the microcomputer 12051 has a distance to each three-dimensional object within the imaging range 12111 to 12114 based on the distance information obtained from the imaging units 12101 to 12104, and a temporal change of this distance (relative velocity with respect to the vehicle 12100).
- a predetermined speed for example, 0 km / h or more.
- the microcomputer 12051 can set an inter-vehicle distance to be secured in front of the preceding vehicle in advance, and can perform automatic braking control (including follow-up stop control), automatic acceleration control (including follow-up start control), and the like. In this way, it is possible to perform coordinated control for the purpose of automatic driving or the like in which the vehicle travels autonomously without depending on the operation of the driver.
- the microcomputer 12051 converts three-dimensional object data related to a three-dimensional object into two-wheeled vehicles, ordinary vehicles, large vehicles, pedestrians, utility poles, and other three-dimensional objects based on the distance information obtained from the imaging units 12101 to 12104. It can be classified and extracted and used for automatic avoidance of obstacles. For example, the microcomputer 12051 identifies obstacles around the vehicle 12100 into obstacles that are visible to the driver of the vehicle 12100 and obstacles that are difficult to see. Then, the microcomputer 12051 determines the collision risk indicating the risk of collision with each obstacle, and when the collision risk is equal to or higher than the set value and there is a possibility of collision, the microcomputer 12051 via the audio speaker 12061 or the display unit 12062. By outputting an alarm to the driver and performing forced deceleration and avoidance steering via the drive system control unit 12010, driving support for collision avoidance can be provided.
- At least one of the imaging units 12101 to 12104 may be an infrared camera that detects infrared rays.
- the microcomputer 12051 can recognize a pedestrian by determining whether or not a pedestrian is present in the captured image of the imaging units 12101 to 12104.
- pedestrian recognition includes, for example, a procedure for extracting feature points in an image captured by an imaging unit 12101 to 12104 as an infrared camera, and pattern matching processing for a series of feature points indicating the outline of an object to determine whether or not the pedestrian is a pedestrian. It is done by the procedure to determine.
- the audio image output unit 12052 When the microcomputer 12051 determines that a pedestrian is present in the captured images of the imaging units 12101 to 12104 and recognizes the pedestrian, the audio image output unit 12052 outputs a square contour line for emphasizing the recognized pedestrian.
- the display unit 12062 is controlled so as to superimpose and display. Further, the audio image output unit 12052 may control the display unit 12062 so as to display an icon or the like indicating a pedestrian at a desired position.
- the above is an example of a vehicle control system to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied.
- the technique according to the present disclosure can be applied to the vehicle exterior information detection unit 12030 and the vehicle interior information detection unit 12040 among the configurations described above.
- processing for recognizing the driver's gesture is performed, and various types according to the gesture (for example, It can perform operations on audio systems, navigation systems, air conditioning systems) and detect the driver's condition more accurately.
- the distance measurement by the distance measurement module 11 can be used to recognize the unevenness of the road surface and reflect it in the control of the suspension.
- the structure of the photodiode 31 of the light receiving unit 14 includes a distance measuring sensor having a CAPD (Current Assisted Photonic Demodulator) structure, a gate type distance measuring sensor that alternately applies an electric charge of the photodiode to two gates, and the like. It can be applied to a distance measuring sensor having a structure that distributes charges to two charge storage units.
- CAPD Current Assisted Photonic Demodulator
- the configuration described as one device (or processing unit) may be divided and configured as a plurality of devices (or processing units).
- the configurations described above as a plurality of devices (or processing units) may be collectively configured as one device (or processing unit).
- a configuration other than the above may be added to the configuration of each device (or each processing unit).
- a part of the configuration of one device (or processing unit) may be included in the configuration of another device (or other processing unit). ..
- the system means a set of a plurality of components (devices, modules (parts), etc.), and it does not matter whether all the components are in the same housing. Therefore, a plurality of devices housed in separate housings and connected via a network, and a device in which a plurality of modules are housed in one housing are both systems. ..
- the above-mentioned program can be executed in any device.
- the device may have necessary functions (functional blocks, etc.) so that necessary information can be obtained.
- the present technology can have the following configurations.
- (1) The irradiation light is reflected by an object in a pixel having a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit. Sensitivity difference between the taps of the first tap and the taps of the second tap using the first to fourth detection signals in which the reflected light is detected in the first to fourth phases with respect to the irradiation light.
- a signal processing device including an estimation unit for estimating.
- the estimation unit calculates the offset and gain of the second tap with respect to the first tap on condition that the phases of the first tap and the second tap are 180 degrees out of phase (2). ).
- the signal processing device (4)
- An amplitude estimation unit for estimating the amplitude of the first to fourth detection signals is further provided.
- the estimator updates the offset and gain by blending the calculated offset and gain with the current offset and gain based on the estimated amplitude.
- a motion amount estimation unit for estimating the motion amount of the object in the pixel is further provided.
- the estimation unit updates the offset and gain by blending the calculated offset and gain with the current offset and gain based on the estimated amplitude and movement amount (2) to.
- the signal processing device according to any one of (4).
- a correction processing unit that performs correction processing for correcting the first and second detection signals, which are the latest two of the first to fourth detection signals, using the parameter for estimating the sensitivity difference.
- the signal processing device according to any one of (1) to (5) above.
- a two-phase processing unit that calculates the I signal and Q signal of the 2 Phase method using the first and second detection signals after the correction processing, and Using the first to fourth detection signals, a four-phase processing unit that calculates the I signal and Q signal of the 4 Phase method, and A blend processing unit that blends the 2Phase type I signal and Q signal with the 4Phase type I signal and Q signal and calculates the blended I signal and Q signal.
- the signal processing device further comprising a calculation unit that calculates distance information to the object based on the I signal and the Q signal after blending.
- the blend processing unit includes the 2Phase type I signal and Q signal, and the 4Phase type I signal and The signal processing device according to (7) above, which blends with a Q signal.
- the calculation unit according to the above (7) or (8), which calculates the distance information to the object each time the detection signals of two phases in the first to fourth detection signals are updated. Signal processing device.
- the signal processing device The irradiation light is reflected by an object in a pixel having a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit. Sensitivity difference between the taps of the first tap and the taps of the second tap using the first to fourth detection signals in which the reflected light is detected in the first to fourth phases with respect to the irradiation light. Signal processing method to estimate.
- (11) A light receiving unit in which pixels having a first tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap for detecting the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit are two-dimensionally arranged.
- a distance measuring module including a signal processing unit having an estimation unit for estimating a sensitivity difference between taps of the second tap.
- the pixel receives the reflected light that emits the irradiation light at a plurality of frequencies, and receives the reflected light.
- the distance measuring module according to (11), wherein the estimation unit estimates a sensitivity difference between the taps at each of the plurality of frequencies.
- the pixel receives the reflected light that caused the irradiation light to be emitted at a plurality of exposure times.
- the distance measuring module according to (11) or (12), wherein the estimation unit estimates a sensitivity difference between the taps for each of the plurality of exposure times.
- the light receiving unit is driven so that the first pixel receives the reflected light in the first phase and at the same time the second pixel receives the reflected light in the second phase. At the same time that the first pixel receives the reflected light in the third phase, the second pixel is driven so as to receive the reflected light in the fourth phase.
- the estimation unit estimates the sensitivity difference between the taps of the first tap and the taps of the second tap by using the first to fourth detection signals detected in the first to fourth phases.
- the ranging module according to any one of 11) to (13).
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1.測距モジュールの構成例
2.Indirect ToF方式の画素動作
3.デプスマップの出力タイミング
4.信号処理部の詳細構成例
5.信号処理部のデプス値算出処理
6.測距モジュールによる駆動の変形例
7.電子機器の構成例
8.コンピュータの構成例
9.移動体への応用例
図1は、本技術を適用した測距モジュールの一実施の形態の構成例を示すブロック図である。
図2を参照して、Indirect ToF方式における画素21の動作について説明する。
I=c0-c180=(A0-B0)-(A2-B2)
Q=c90-c270=(A1-B1)-(A3-B3) ・・・・・・・・・・(3)
I=c0-c180=(A0-B0)
Q=c90-c270=(A1-B1) ・・・・・・・・・・(4)
I=c0-c180=-(A2-B2)
Q=c90-c270=-(A3-B3) ・・・・・・・・・・(5)
次に、測距モジュール11が生成するデプスマップの出力タイミングについて説明する。
図7は、信号処理部15の詳細構成を示すブロック図である。
A’=A
B’=c0+c1・B ・・・・・・・・・・(6)
diff0 = |(A0+B0+A1+B1)-(A2+B2+A3+B3)|
diff1 = |(A0+B0)-(A2+B2)|+|(A1+B1)-(A3+B3)| ・・・・・(7)
diff2 = sqrt(|(A0+B0)-(A2+B2)|2+|(A1+B1)-(A3+B3)|2)
amp0 = |A2-B2)-(A3-B3)|
amp1 = sqrt(|(A2-B2)|2+|(A3-B3)|2)
amp2 = |(A0-B0)-(A2-B2)|+|(A1-B1)-(A3-B3)|) ・・・・・(8)
amp3 = sqrt(|(A0-B0)-(A2-B2)|2+|(A1-B1)-(A3-B3)|2)
B0 = c0+ c1・A2
B1 = c0+ c1・A3
B2 = c0+ c1・A0 ・・・・・(9)
B3 = c0+ c1・A1
α=min(α_diff,α_amp) ・・・・・・・・・・(12A)
α=β・α_diff+(1-β)・α_amp ・・・・・・・・・・(12B)
I=α・I2+(1-α)・I4
Q=α・Q2+(1-α)・I4 ・・・・・・・・・・(13)
u=min(u_diff,u_amp) ・・・・・・・・・・(16)
c0=u・next_c0+(1-u)・prev_c0
c1=u・next_c1+(1-u)・prev_c1 ・・・・・・・・・・(17)
次に、図12のフローチャートを参照して、信号処理部15による処理対象画素のデプス値を算出するデプス値算出処理について説明する。この処理は、例えば、処理対象画素としての画素アレイ部22内の所定の画素21の検出信号A0乃至A3と検出信号B0乃至B3が供給されたとき開始される。
図13乃至図15を参照して、測距モジュール11の駆動の変形例について説明する。測距モジュール11は、上述した駆動のほか、以下の第1変形例乃至第3変形例の駆動を選択的に実行することができる。
上述した測距モジュール11は、例えば、スマートフォン、タブレット型端末、携帯電話機、パーソナルコンピュータ、ゲーム機、テレビ受像機、ウェアラブル端末、デジタルスチルカメラ、デジタルビデオカメラなどの電子機器に搭載することができる。
次に、上述した一連の処理は、ハードウェアにより行うこともできるし、ソフトウェアにより行うこともできる。一連の処理をソフトウェアによって行う場合には、そのソフトウェアを構成するプログラムが、汎用のコンピュータ等にインストールされる。
本開示に係る技術(本技術)は、様々な製品へ応用することができる。例えば、本開示に係る技術は、自動車、電気自動車、ハイブリッド電気自動車、自動二輪車、自転車、パーソナルモビリティ、飛行機、ドローン、船舶、ロボット等のいずれかの種類の移動体に搭載される装置として実現されてもよい。
(1)
光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する推定部を備える
信号処理装置。
(2)
前記推定部は、前記タップ間の感度差として、前記第1のタップに対する前記第2のタップのオフセットとゲインを算出する
前記(1)に記載の信号処理装置。
(3)
前記推定部は、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップの位相が180度ずれていることを条件として、前記第1のタップに対する前記第2のタップのオフセットとゲインを算出する
前記(2)に記載の信号処理装置。
(4)
前記第1乃至第4の検出信号の振幅を推定する振幅推定部をさらに備え、
前記推定部は、算出された前記オフセットおよびゲインを、推定された前記振幅に基づいて現在の前記オフセットおよびゲインとブレンドすることにより、前記オフセットおよびゲインを更新する
前記(2)または(3)に記載の信号処理装置。
(5)
前記画素における前記物体の動き量を推定する動き量推定部をさらに備え、
前記推定部は、算出された前記オフセットおよびゲインを、推定された前記振幅と前記動き量に基づいて現在の前記オフセットおよびゲインとブレンドすることにより、前記オフセットおよびゲインを更新する
前記(2)乃至(4)のいずれかに記載の信号処理装置。
(6)
前記感度差を推定したパラメータを用いて、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号のうちの最新の2つである前記第1および第2の検出信号を補正する補正処理を行う補正処理部をさらに備える
前記(1)乃至(5)のいずれかに記載の信号処理装置。
(7)
補正処理後の前記第1および第2の検出信号を用いて、2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号を算出する2位相処理部と、
前記第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号を算出する4位相処理部と、
前記2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号と、前記4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号とをブレンドし、ブレンド後のI信号およびQ信号を算出するブレンド処理部と、
前記ブレンド後のI信号およびQ信号に基づいて、前記物体までの距離情報を算出する算出部と
をさらに備える
前記(6)に記載の信号処理装置。
(8)
前記ブレンド処理部は、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号の振幅と、前記画素における前記物体の動き量とに基づいて、前記2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号と、前記4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号とをブレンドする
前記(7)に記載の信号処理装置。
(9)
前記算出部は、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号のなかの2つの位相の検出信号が更新されるごとに、前記物体までの距離情報を算出する
前記(7)または(8)に記載の信号処理装置。
(10)
信号処理装置が、
光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する
信号処理方法。
(11)
光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素が2次元配置された受光部と、
前記画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する推定部を有する信号処理部と
を備える測距モジュール。
(12)
前記画素は、複数の周波数で前記照射光を発光させた前記反射光を受光し、
前記推定部は、前記複数の周波数それぞれの前記タップ間の感度差を推定する
前記(11)に記載の測距モジュール。
(13)
前記画素は、前記照射光を発光させた前記反射光を複数の露光時間で受光し、
前記推定部は、前記複数の露光時間それぞれの前記タップ間の感度差を推定する
前記(11)または(12)に記載の測距モジュール。
(14)
前記受光部は、第1の画素で前記第1の位相で前記反射光を受光すると同時に、第2の画素で前記第2の位相で前記反射光を受光するように駆動し、次に、前記第1の画素で前記第3の位相で前記反射光を受光すると同時に、前記第2の画素で前記第4の位相で前記反射光を受光するように駆動し、
前記推定部は、前記第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する
前記(11)乃至(13)のいずれかに記載の測距モジュール。
Claims (14)
- 光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する推定部を備える
信号処理装置。 - 前記推定部は、前記タップ間の感度差として、前記第1のタップに対する前記第2のタップのオフセットとゲインを算出する
請求項1に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記推定部は、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップの位相が180度ずれていることを条件として、前記第1のタップに対する前記第2のタップのオフセットとゲインを算出する
請求項2に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記第1乃至第4の検出信号の振幅を推定する振幅推定部をさらに備え、
前記推定部は、算出された前記オフセットおよびゲインを、推定された前記振幅に基づいて現在の前記オフセットおよびゲインとブレンドすることにより、前記オフセットおよびゲインを更新する
請求項2に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記画素における前記物体の動き量を推定する動き量推定部をさらに備え、
前記推定部は、算出された前記オフセットおよびゲインを、推定された前記振幅と前記動き量に基づいて現在の前記オフセットおよびゲインとブレンドすることにより、前記オフセットおよびゲインを更新する
請求項4に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記感度差を推定したパラメータを用いて、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号のうちの最新の2つである前記第1および第2の検出信号を補正する補正処理を行う補正処理部をさらに備える
請求項1に記載の信号処理装置。 - 補正処理後の前記第1および第2の検出信号を用いて、2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号を算出する2位相処理部と、
前記第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号を算出する4位相処理部と、
前記2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号と、前記4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号とをブレンドし、ブレンド後のI信号およびQ信号を算出するブレンド処理部と、
前記ブレンド後のI信号およびQ信号に基づいて、前記物体までの距離情報を算出する算出部と
をさらに備える
請求項6に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記ブレンド処理部は、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号の振幅と、前記画素における前記物体の動き量とに基づいて、前記2Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号と、前記4Phase方式のI信号およびQ信号とをブレンドする
請求項7に記載の信号処理装置。 - 前記算出部は、前記第1乃至第4の検出信号のなかの2つの位相の検出信号が更新されるごとに、前記物体までの距離情報を算出する
請求項7に記載の信号処理装置。 - 信号処理装置が、
光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する
信号処理方法。 - 光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第1のタップと、前記光電変換部にて光電変換された電荷を検出する第2のタップとを有する画素が2次元配置された受光部と、
前記画素において、照射光が物体で反射された反射光を、前記照射光に対して第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する推定部を有する信号処理部と
を備える測距モジュール。 - 前記画素は、複数の周波数で前記照射光を発光させた前記反射光を受光し、
前記推定部は、前記複数の周波数それぞれの前記タップ間の感度差を推定する
請求項11に記載の測距モジュール。 - 前記画素は、前記照射光を発光させた前記反射光を複数の露光時間で受光し、
前記推定部は、前記複数の露光時間それぞれの前記タップ間の感度差を推定する
請求項11に記載の測距モジュール。 - 前記受光部は、第1の画素で前記第1の位相で前記反射光を受光すると同時に、第2の画素で前記第2の位相で前記反射光を受光するように駆動し、次に、前記第1の画素で前記第3の位相で前記反射光を受光すると同時に、前記第2の画素で前記第4の位相で前記反射光を受光するように駆動し、
前記推定部は、前記第1乃至第4の位相で検出した第1乃至第4の検出信号を用いて、前記第1のタップと前記第2のタップのタップ間の感度差を推定する
請求項11に記載の測距モジュール。
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