Patent ID: 9621874
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A multiple imager camera comprising: a block configured to direct an image in a plurality of directions to a plurality of imagers located at different locations on the block, each imager located proximate to one of a plurality of apertures defined by the block; each imager of the plurality of imagers configured to receive the image through a different aperture of the plurality of apertures; and a plurality of alignment apparatus, each alignment apparatus interposed between the block and an instance of the plurality of imagers, each alignment apparatus configured to allow for six degrees of freedom to align each imager with the image, wherein the six degrees of freedom include adjustment along a x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis of the aperture, and adjustment about a pitch-axis, a yaw-axis, and a roll-axis of the aperture, each alignment apparatus further configured to fixedly couple each imager to the block after each imager is aligned with the image, wherein each alignment apparatus includes an outer ring coupled to the block and configured to allow for adjustment along the x-axis and the y-axis; and a hemispherical ring coupled to an inner surface of the outer ring and configured to allow for adjustment between the hemispherical ring and the outer ring along the z-axis, and about the pitch-axis, about the yaw-axis, and about the roll-axis.