Range Imaging Portfolio

Time-of-flight range imaging technology allows electronic device to perceive depth and capture images in three dimensions. However, the technology remains to be widely adopted and still suffers from a number of limitations.

The University of Waikato’s Chronoptics™ research group specialises in creating novel platform-independent algorithms and solutions that will improve the quality and reduce the technical constraints of commercial range camera technologies. The Chronoptics™ group have developed the following portfolio of technologies:

Resonant Clocking: Reduces the power consumption of sensors, offering power savings of up to 50% in an on-chip simulation.
Mixed Pixel Restoration: Improves the quality of image captures by reducing errors and distortions caused by multi-path interference.
Harmonic Cancellation: Removes harmonics due to linearity errors and temperature-dependent fluctuations to improve accuracy and minimise calibration requirements.
Selective Distance Ranging: Imaging with a pre-selected depth window to avoid ambiguous measurements and multi-path interference.
Motion Blur: Identifying and measuring moving objects with improved accuracy and precision.