TOF Cameras _Flying pixels

What is TOF cameras?

TOF (Time-of-Flight) cameras are depth-sensing technology — measures the distance between the camera and objects in its field by measuring the time it takes for light to travel to the object and back.

Applications of TOF:

• Gesture Recognition
• Robotics
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Industrial Automation
• Gaming and Biometrics
• Surveillance

The TOF cameras are used in various fields, as listed above.

The term "Flying pixels” refers to incorrect depth measurement that results in false pixel data from TOF cameras.

Flying Pixel (Image By e-con Systems)

Solution:

These issues can be overcome by using some techniques,

Software approach: Post-processing

Hardware approach: Adding a MASK filter between micro lens and sensor pixel.

MASK TOF approach ( Image By e-con Systems)

To learn more about these techniques, visit this blog by e-con Systems.

Thank you,

Sathya Priya N.