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BUNDLING NIGHT VISION AND OTHER DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (DAS) USING NEAR INFRA RED (NIR) ILLUMINATION AND A ROLLING SHUTTER

  • US 20120105639A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Published: 05/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system mountable in a motor vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a camera;

    a processor configured to receive image data from the camera;

    wherein the camera includes a rolling shutter configured to capture said image data during a frame period and to read the image data into a plurality of image frames;

    a near infra-red illuminator configured to provide a near infra-red illumination cone in the field of view of the camera, wherein the near infrared illumination oscillates with an illumination period; and

    a synchronization mechanism configured to synchronize said illumination period to said frame period of said rolling shutter.

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