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Abstract

An imaging system and method includes an imaging sensor, a processor in communication with the imaging sensor, a protective window or other exposed optical surface located between the imaging sensor and the scene to be captured by the imaging sensor, and a heater system in thermal communication with the window or other exposed optical surface. The imaging sensor configured to capture images of a scene, each of the captured images comprising a plurality of pixels. The processor is configured to receive information representing the images comprising the plurality of pixels captured by the imaging sensor, determine if rain splash artifacts or bright/dark non-uniformities are present, and remove artifacts in the information representing the images.

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