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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
David J. Wright, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David M. Falb, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided to image an external scene by employing a custom image sensor. The custom image sensor may use a GRRB array to filter the images of oncoming and preceding vehicle taillights captured by a vehicle camera. The method and system may also calculate a GRRB color metric for use in the custom image sensor by performing interpolation on a number of color channels, summing the brightness values for each of the color channels interpolated, normalizing each of the brightness values, and converting the normalized brightness values from an RGB scale to a linear scale of non-red to red.