Method and apparatus for deblurring an image
First Claim
1. A method for reducing blur in an image generated by an imaging system comprising an optical system, an inertially stabilized source, and an array of image sensors, the method comprising:
- focusing, using the optical system, light emanating from a scene onto the array of image sensors;
detecting, using the array of image sensors, the light to form the image;
generating an artificial reference point using the inertially stabilized source;
directing the artificial reference point towards the optical system such that the array of image sensors also detects the artificial reference point and not a reflection of the artificial reference point from the scene;
identifying a blur model for the image with respect to an exposure time for the image using a sequence of reference images of the artificial reference point object generated during the exposure time; and
deconvolving the image with the blur model to form a modified image having a reduction in blur relative to the image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing blur in an image generated by an imaging system is provided. A blur model for the image is identified with respect to an exposure time for the image using a sequence of reference images of an artificial reference point object generated during the exposure time for the image. A source of the artificial reference point object is inertially stabilized over the exposure time. The image is deconvolved with the blur model identified for the image to form a modified image having a desired reduction in blur relative to the image generated by the imaging system.
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1. A method for reducing blur in an image generated by an imaging system comprising an optical system, an inertially stabilized source, and an array of image sensors, the method comprising:
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focusing, using the optical system, light emanating from a scene onto the array of image sensors; detecting, using the array of image sensors, the light to form the image; generating an artificial reference point using the inertially stabilized source; directing the artificial reference point towards the optical system such that the array of image sensors also detects the artificial reference point and not a reflection of the artificial reference point from the scene; identifying a blur model for the image with respect to an exposure time for the image using a sequence of reference images of the artificial reference point object generated during the exposure time; and deconvolving the image with the blur model to form a modified image having a reduction in blur relative to the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an imaging system configured to generate an image over an exposure time, wherein the imaging system comprises; an inertially stabilized source configured to generate an artificial reference point object during the exposure time; an optical system configured to receive both the artificial reference point object from the inertially stabilized source without reflecting the artificial reference point from the scene, and also light from a scene; an array of image sensors configured to generate the image using the light from the scene, and further configured to receive the artificial reference point; an image processing system in communication with the imaging system and configured to identify a blur model for the image with respect to the exposure time using a sequence of reference images of the artificial reference point object and further configured to deconvolve the image with the blur model to form a modified image having a reduced blur relative to the image generated by the imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24)
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