US 12,445,721 B1
Determining optimal camera settings
Anil Kumar, Castro Valley, CA (US); and Sasidhar Saladi, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/390,858.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01)
CPC H04N 23/667 (2023.01) [G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
illuminating a camera test target according to a first light setting;
receiving a first processed image of the camera test target from a test camera;
determining, based at least in part on the first processed image and on a known characteristic of the camera test target, a first image quality indicator;
optimizing, based at least in part on the first image quality indicator, a first image processor setting associated with the test camera;
receiving a first raw image, the first raw image comprising a first object;
generating, using an image processor configured based at least in part on the first image processor setting and the first raw image, a second processed image;
determining, using a perception component associated with a vehicle control system, a first characteristic of the first object in the second processed image;
determining, based at least in part on the first characteristic of the first object and a predetermined label associated with the first object, a first object score;
optimizing, based at least in part on the first object score, the first image processor setting; and
transmitting the first image processor setting to a vehicle camera of a vehicle configured to be controlled based at least in part on an ambient lighting detection associated with an environment through which the vehicle is traversing.