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CAMERA SYSTEMS USING FILTERS AND EXPOSURE TIMES TO DETECT FLICKERING ILLUMINATED OBJECTS

  • US 20180336692A1
  • Filed: 06/05/2017
  • Published: 11/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a first camera mounted on a vehicle in order to capture images of the vehicle'"'"'s environment, the first camera having a first exposure time and being without an ND filter;

    a second camera mounted on the vehicle in order to capture images of the vehicle'"'"'s environment, the second camera having a second exposure time that is greater than or equal to the first exposure time and having an ND filter;

    one or more processors configured to;

    capture images using the first camera and the first exposure time;

    capture images using the second camera and the second exposure time;

    use the images captured using the second camera to identify illuminated objects;

    use the images captured using the first camera to identify the locations of objects; and

    use the identified illuminated objects and identified locations of objects to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode.

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