Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for creating an indirect image of an object. The apparatus includes a light source and an imaging system. Light emitted from the light source is reflected by a first non-specular surface toward the object. Light reflected by the object is further reflected by a second non-specular surface toward the imaging system. The imaging system is configured to create the indirect image from the reflected light.
Document Type
Patent
Issue Date
3-10-2015
Patent Number
US 8976256 (B2) [ 8,976,256 ]
CPC Classification
H04N5/2628
Application number
13/368,498
Assignees
United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US)
Filing Date
2-8-2012
Recommended Citation
Hoeschler, Mark G. and Michael A. Marciniak. Remote Sensing of Hidden Objects. United States Patent 8976256 (B2), issued 10 March 2015. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/19
