3D Time-of-flight distance measurement with custom - Universität ...
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94 CHAPTER 4<br />
Cmod = 1 QE(λ) = 0.65 klens = 0.35<br />
Popt = 700 mW lens 1:1.0, 2.6 mm Tint = 25 ms<br />
λ = 630 nm D = 2.6 mm ρ = 0.2<br />
beam divergence = 50° Apixel = 180 µm 2 Aimage = 4.6 mm 2<br />
Figure 4.4 to Figure 4.8 clarify the influence <strong>of</strong> the single parameters and give<br />
numerical values for the range resolution that can be expected under certain<br />
conditions.<br />
Figure 4.4 shows both the received power and the number <strong>of</strong> generated electrons<br />
per pixel depending on target <strong>distance</strong> and reflectivity. Figure 4.5 illustrates the<br />
corresponding range resolution. In Figure 4.6 the demodulation contrast varies; this<br />
was previously chosen as 40%. The influence <strong>of</strong> an additional background<br />
illumination on the range resolution is shown in Figure 4.7.<br />
Figure 4.8 plots the range resolution versus the optical power per pixel rather than<br />
the <strong>distance</strong> in meters. Additionally the integration time varies. This figure is <strong>of</strong><br />
special importance. In Chapter 5 we present real range <strong>measurement</strong> values and<br />
compare them to the prediction <strong>of</strong> Figure 4.8. We will demonstrate an excellent fit<br />
between <strong>measurement</strong> and theory, which also confirms the predicted range<br />
accuracies <strong>of</strong> Figure 4.5, Figure 4.6 and Figure 4.7.<br />
Assuming an integration time <strong>of</strong> Tint = 25 ms, the modulation period <strong>of</strong> Tmod=50 ns,<br />
which we choose for our TOF application (fmod=20 MHz, L=7.5 m), is a factor <strong>of</strong><br />
500,000 times shorter than Tint. Therefore, if a number <strong>of</strong> 50,000 photoelectrons<br />
(c.f. Figure 4.4, light power: 700 mW) is generated in one pixel <strong>with</strong>in the<br />
integration time, only one photoelectron is collected every 10 th modulation period<br />
statistically speaking. Therefore, the demodulation pixels introduced in Chapter 5<br />
will have to work <strong>with</strong> single photoelectrons, and at this point we understand, why<br />
self-induced drift does not contribute to the charge transport in our application<br />
(compare Chapter 3.1.3). According to Figure 4.8, the number <strong>of</strong> only 50,000<br />
photoelectrons (1000 fW @ Tint=25 ms) leads to a range accuracy <strong>of</strong> about 2<br />
centimeters.