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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Oliver M. Jeromin, Holland, MI (US);
Steven M. Currie, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gregory S. Bush, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric J. Walstra, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Joseph S. Stam, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy S. Cornell, Beaverton, OR (US);
Oliver M. Jeromin, Holland, MI (US);
Steven M. Currie, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gregory S. Bush, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric J. Walstra, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Joseph S. Stam, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy S. Cornell, Beaverton, OR (US);
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An image acquisition and processing system includes an image sensor and one or more processors that are configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image from the image sensor. The dynamic aim of the image sensor is configured as a function of at least one feature extracted from at least a portion of an image. To accomplish the task, the system utilizes a series of adaptive thresholds used in parallel comparators to determine whether or not a pixel in a given image scene falls on the edge of a given lane line on a road. The location of the lane lines are then used to determine the scene vanishing point, which ideally will be co-located at the optical scene center. If they are not in agreement, the pixel data set being processed can be adjusted to accommodate for any disagreement.