MIT: A Camera that Peers Around Corners

MIT: A Camera that Peers Around Corners

March 21st, 2012

Via: MIT:

A new imaging system could use opaque walls, doors or floors as ‘mirrors’ to gather information about scenes outside its line of sight.

In December, MIT Media Lab researchers caused a stir by releasing a slow-motion video of a burst of light traveling the length of a plastic bottle. But the experimental setup that enabled that video was designed for a much different application: a camera that can see around corners.

In a paper appearing this week in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers describe using their system to produce recognizable 3-D images of a wooden figurine and of foam cutouts outside their camera’s line of sight. The research could ultimately lead to imaging systems that allow emergency responders to evaluate dangerous environments or vehicle navigation systems that can negotiate blind turns, among other applications.

The principle behind the system is essentially that of the periscope. But instead of using angled mirrors to redirect light, the system uses ordinary walls, doors or floors — surfaces that aren’t generally thought of as reflective.

One Response to “MIT: A Camera that Peers Around Corners”

  1. Douglas Says:

    March 21st, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Video that simulates how projected laser light is scattered off surfaces to peer around corners.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?f…..DocXPy-iQ#!

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