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US 2018/0324367 A1Published application
Using nir illuminators to improve vehicle camera performance in low light scenarios
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAdil Nizam Siddiqui, Jonathan Diedrich
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for using NIR illuminators to improve vehicle camera performance in low light scenarios. An example vehicle includes an illumination system, a rear-view camera, a near-infrared (NIR) illuminator integrated with the illumination system, and a control system. The control system is configured for pulsing the NIR illuminator on and off based on a frame rate of the rear-view camera, and processing images captured by the camera while the NIR illuminator is on separately from images captured while the NIR illuminator is off.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an illumination system;
- a rear-view camera;
- a near-infrared (NIR) illuminator integrated with the illumination system;
- and
- a control system for:
- pulsing the NIR illuminator on and off based on a frame rate of the rear-view camera;
- and
- processing images captured by the camera while the NIR illuminator is on separately from images captured while the NIR illuminator is off.
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A method comprising:
- illuminating a vehicle rear-view camera field of view with an illumination system;
- pulsing a near-infrared (NIR) illuminator on an off based on a frame rate of the rear-view camera, wherein the NIR illuminator is integrated with the illumination system;
- processing images captured by the camera while the NIR illuminator is on separately from images captured while the NIR illuminator is off;
- and
- displaying the processed images on a vehicle display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.