Multiple Pixel Pitch Super Resolution
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKeith D. Humfeld, Morteza Safai
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Abstract
A camera system for producing super resolution images is disclosed. The camera system may include a target scene, a first detector configured to capture a first image of the target scene, and a second detector configured to capture a second image of the target scene. The first detector may include a first pitch, and the second detector may include a second pitch different from the first pitch.
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A camera system for producing super resolution images, the camera system comprising:
- a target scene;
- a first detector configured to capture a first image of the target scene, the first detector including a first pitch;
- a second detector configured to capture a second image of the target scene, the second detector including a second pitch different from the first pitch;
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- a processing unit configured to combine the first image and the second image into a single image including sub-pixels by comparing the first pitch and a first photon count of the first detector with the second pitch and a second photon count of the second detector in order to determine a sub-pixel size and a sub-pixel photon count for each sub-pixel, and generating an intensity for each sub-pixel of the single image based on the sub-pixel size and the sub-pixel photon count.
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A method for producing a super resolution image, the method comprising:
- capturing a first image of a target scene with a first detector array including a first pixel size;
- capturing a second image of the target scene with a second detector array including a second pixel size different from the first pixel size;
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- combining the first image and the second image into a single super resolution image including sub-pixels by comparing the first pixel size and a first photon count of the first detector with the second pixel size and a second photon count of the second detector in order to determine a sub-pixel size and a sub-pixel photon count for each sub-pixel, and generating an intensity for each sub-pixel of the single image based on the sub-pixel size and the sub-pixel photon count.
A method for producing a super resolution image, the method comprising:
- capturing a first image of a target scene with a first detector array;
- capturing a second image of the target scene with a second detector array positioned at a predetermined offset from the first detector array;
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- combining the first image and the second image into a single super resolution image including sub-pixels by comparing a first position and a first photon count of the first detector with a second position and a second photon count of the second detector in order to determine a sub-pixel size and a sub-pixel photon count for each sub-pixel, and generating an intensity for each sub-pixel of the single image based on the sub-pixel size and the sub-pixel photon count.
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