Systems and methods for window contamination detection

    公开(公告)号:US10402958B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15480008

    申请日:2017-04-05

    摘要: A system includes an imaging system having a housing with a window, an imaging device within the housing having a field-of-view containing at least a portion of the window, a dark-field illuminator source within the housing directed at that portion of the window within the field-of-view, a control processor in communication with the imaging device and configured to execute instructions that cause the imaging device to acquire a first series of images with the dark-field illuminator source not activated, the control processor configured to control activation of the dark-field illuminator source, the imaging device configured to capture additional images during acquisition of the first series of images, the additional images captured during periods when the dark-field illuminator source is activated. In some implementations, dark-field illuminator can be synched with frame acquisition rate of the first series of images. A method and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed.

    Processing of signals from luminaire mounted microphones for enhancing sensor capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US10171909B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15274193

    申请日:2016-09-23

    摘要: The specification and drawings present a use of multiple microphones for increasing acoustic sensing capabilities by processing acoustic signals from the multiple microphones in outdoor luminaire mounted surveillance/sensor systems. For example, various embodiments presented herein describe signal processing means to utilize stereo/multiple microphones in a luminaire (such as an outdoor roadway luminaire) to provide enhanced information regarding the surroundings of the luminaire. The multiple microphone luminaire sensor processing system can provide a more environmentally robust and sensitive approach which can be, for example, resistant to environmental noise such as a wind noise, as well as capable of isolating specific sounds from the surroundings, e.g., in specific directions.

    Directional imaging using camera positioning in light fixtures for minimizing protective window size

    公开(公告)号:US09742970B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US15168215

    申请日:2016-05-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225

    摘要: The specification and drawings present a light fixture for an imaging camera, where a protective window size requirements for camera imaging in a wide field of view (WFOV) are minimized using directional imaging through the protective window. This can be accomplished by a camera position adjustment according to a predefined algorithm as described herein. This adjustment may be performed using a mechanical motor or manually (using corresponding screws, lever, etc.) to actuate a mechanical mechanism. For example, a four-bar linkage mechanism may be used, which may allow the camera to pivot about a virtual pivot point (or generally, a pivotal area) generated by the intersection of the camera lens bore sight axes (camera lens central axes), e.g., outside of a housing of the light fixture.