Method and system for obtaining a point spread function using motion information

A system for obtaining a point spread function for deblurring image data, the system comprising:

• a motion sensor configured to acquire motion path values indicating the motion of the system during the exposure time;
• and
• circuitry configured to
• project the motion path values of the system onto a plane of an image sensor including a plurality of pixels;
• integrate for each image sensor pixel the projected motion path values over time, the integrated value for each image sensor pixel representing an initial estimate of the point spread function;
• and
• obtain a final point spread function by normalizing and centering the initial estimate of the point spread function.

A system for obtaining a point spread function for deblurring image data captured by an imaging device comprising a motion sensor, the system comprising:

• means for acquiring motion path values indicating the motion of the imaging device during the exposure time;
• means for projecting the motion path values of the imaging device onto a plane of an image sensor including a plurality of pixels;
• means for integrating for each image sensor pixel the projected motion path values over time, the integrated value for each image sensor pixel representing an initial estimate of the point spread function;
• and
• means for obtaining a final point spread function by normalizing and centering the initial estimate of the point spread function.