DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTWARDLY LOOKING IR CAMERA MOUNTED INSIDE VEHICLES PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR PRE-CRASH SENSING AND PEDESTRIAN DETECTION
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1. A system comprising:
- a windshield with a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said top side have a notch shape formed therein; and
an insert having an IR transmissive portion is coupled to said top side within said notch so that the topside with the insert forms a continuous side.
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Abstract
A system for mounting a camera 46 within a vehicle is illustrated. The camera 46 may be positioned behind an IR transmissible window 82 within the vehicle and within a housing 36 within the vehicle. The camera 46 is thus placed between the windshield 20 and the housing 36 so that the field of view 60 of the camera is through the window 82. A notch shape 78 or hole 26 may be formed within the windshield so that the IR transmissive portion may be inserted therein.
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1. A system comprising:
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a windshield with a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said top side have a notch shape formed therein; and
an insert having an IR transmissive portion is coupled to said top side within said notch so that the topside with the insert forms a continuous side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a windshield having a hole therein;
an IR transmissive window disposed within the hole; and
a grommet disposed between the windshield and the window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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coupling an insert having a near IR transmissive portion and a far IR transmissive portion into a notch or hole within a windshield;
receiving a near infrared light in a first camera through the near infrared portion; and
receiving far infrared light in a second camera through the far infrared portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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