Automotive imaging system including an electronic image sensor having a sparse color filter array

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9998695
APP PUB NO 20170223288A1
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15010698

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Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an automotive imaging system including an electronic image sensor having a sparse color filter array (CFA). The use of a sparse CFA results in: (1) improved image quality; and/or (2) cost savings by enabling use of a less complex, cheaper lens without any or any substantial reduction in image quality.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC300 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Diedrich, Jonathan Carleton, US 45 162
Siddiqui, Adil Nizam Farmington Hills, US 46 268

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