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US 10,372,139 B2Granted
Color filter array for machine vision system
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsLucian Ion, Mahesh Krishnamurthi
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Abstract
A machine vision system having a first camera configured to be coupled to a vehicle. The camera includes an optical stack having a color filter array with a plurality of sections. Each section includes a first white filter portion, a yellow filter portion, a magenta filter portion, and a second white filter portion.
Claims23
A machine vision system, comprising:
- a first camera configured to be coupled to a vehicle, the camera having an optical stack comprising:
- a color filter array having a plurality of sections, each section comprising:
- a first white filter portion,
- a yellow filter portion,
- a magenta filter portion, and
- a second white filter portion,
- wherein the first camera is coupled to a central processing unit of the vehicle, wherein the central processing unit is configured to send vehicle maneuver instructions in response to image data received from the first camera, and
- wherein the machine vision system is configured to provide information to the vehicle to operate the vehicle along a path.
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An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of cameras, wherein a first camera comprises:
- a color filter array having a plurality of sections, each section comprising:
- a first white filter portion,
- a yellow filter portion,
- a magenta filter portion, and
- a second white filter portion;
- and
- a central processing unit of the vehicle, wherein the first camera is coupled to the central processing unit of the vehicle,
- wherein the first camera is configured to provide information to the central processing unit of the vehicle, and
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to send vehicle maneuver instructions in response to image data received from the first camera to operate the autonomous vehicle along a path.
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A machine vision system, comprising:
- a first camera configured to be coupled to a vehicle, the camera having an optical stack comprising:
- a color filter array having a plurality of sections, each section comprising:
- a first white filter portion,
- a yellow filter portion,
- a magenta filter portion, and
- a second white filter portion,
- wherein the first camera is configured to operate in lighting conditions of less than 1 lux, and
- wherein the machine vision system is configured to provide information to the vehicle to operate the vehicle along a path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.