Professor Marc Christensen, backed by funding from the US’s mad science division DARPA, is developing Panoptes, an ultra-slim flat camera technology which unites the images from low-resolution sensors to create a defined high-resolution picture. The device measuring only 5mm thick on development could find applicable use in mini-drones and special helmets.
The system’s cameras are independently directed by the MEMS-controlled micro-mirror to capture best images, while the system itself is intelligent enough to identify the areas of interest in the images and correspondingly creates a combined image, thanks to the right image-processing software to which the system is linked.
The ongoing phase development of the system is expected to be completed next year, where after, the imaging system will be passed to a defense company to integrate it with an UAV or embed it into a helmet to help them benefit from the wide-angle and precise imagery of the system.
Via: DangerRoom
