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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ronald Hugh Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ronald Hugh Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An imaging system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes an image sensor generating a plurality of image frames, and a controller coupled to the image sensor. The controller is programmed to detect an obstructed image frame from the plurality of image frames. The obstruction corresponds to a windshield wiper of the vehicle. In response to detecting an obstructed image, the controller optimizes the obstructed image for display or use by a vehicle system. The controller detects an obstructed image by at least one of object sensing confirmation, edge detection, negative shift detection or headlight illumination detection.