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Technical White Paper SLOA190B 鈥 January 2014 Revised May 2014 Time-of-Flight Camera 鈥 An Introduction Larry Li Sensing Solutions 1. Introduction 3D Time-of-Flight (TOF) technology is revolutionizing the machine vision industry by providing 3D imaging using a low-cost CMOS pixel array together with an active modulated light source. Compact construction, easy-of-use, together with high accuracy and frame-rate makes TOF cameras an attractive solution for a wide range of applications. In this article, we will cover the basics of TOF operation, and compare TOF with other 2D/3D vision technologies. Then various applications that benefit Figure 1: 3D time-of-flight camera operation. from TOF sensing, such as gesturing and 3D scanning and printing, are explored. Finally, resources that To detect phase shifts between the illumination help readers get started with Texas Instruments鈥 3D and the reflection, the light source is pulsed or TOF solution are provided. modulated by a continuous-wave (CW), source, typically a sinusoid or square wave. Square wave modulation is more common because it 2. Theory of Operation can be easily realized using digital circuits [5]. A 3D time-o