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News Release 05-005
New Image Sensor will Show what the Eyes See, and a Camera Cannot
Software behind the technology already finding its way into photo editing
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Vladimir Brajovic and his collaborators at Intrigue Technologies are developing an image sensor that will approach the adaptive capabilities of the human eye. The chip in this photo is a product of the team's related research at Carnegie Mellon. Like the proposed chip, it is a computational image sensor that pre-processes an image before sending it to a computer, video screen or other outlet.
Credit: Vladimir Brajovic, Carnegie Mellon University and Intrigue Technologies
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Road departure warning systems are hampered by conventional cameras. Shadow Illuminator will help the image analysis components of these systems by extracting details from shadows. This is the original, underexposed image of a desert road.
Credit: Timothy E. Nelson
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After the new software processed the image, details in the road and surrounding rock became visible.
Credit: Timothy E. Nelson
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When applied to x-ray images, Shadow Illuminator enhances contrast and reveals new detail. This is the unprocessed image of a chest x-ray film.
Credit: Nikola Zivaljevic, M.D.
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The software reveals additional detail in the x-ray.
Credit: Nikola Zivaljevic, M.D.
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The new software may help airport security systems "see" objects in shadows. Here, a combination of dim artificial lights and natural light pouring in from windows, creates numerous obstacles for image sensors.
Credit: Vladimir Brajovic
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After Shadow Illuminator processing, an area once dominated by shadow now reveals the image of a man in the bottom left corner of the scene.
Credit: Vladimir Brajovic, Carnegie Mellon University and Intrigue Technology
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