Long wave infrared structured light

3D sensing technologies have been exploited for many applications in autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, and consumer products, however, existing techniques may suer in challenging conditions, where scattering due to fog, dust, or smoke is present. While light in the visible and near IR spectrum are heavily affected by by common scattering mediums, long-wave infrared (also known as thermal IR) experiences less scattering, especially when scattering particles are small. This thesis proposes and demonstrates a structured light scanning approach which operates in the long-wave IR Spectrum. We believe that structured light technique with long-wave IR leads to more robust 3D sensing in some challenging environments. In this thesis the conceptual framework behind the technology is presented, the technology is demonstrated, and testing of long-wave infrared projection is compared to the visible spectrum.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Erdozain, Jack,Jr.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ramesh Raskar.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Statement dc:rights

• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121664

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/121664