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H04N 5/335 (2006.01) H03F 3/08 (2006.01) H03G 3/30 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2171159
A compact photosensor circuit provides automatic intensity range control for machine vision systems. The circuit may be implemented with standard CMOS integrated circuit technology to provide high sensitivity, fully static operation, and automatic exposure control with no moving parts. For each pixel of an imaging array, a photodetector provides an input photocurrent to a corresponding photosensor circuit. The photodetector is connected to provide an output voltage and an input to the gates of a pair of series-connected FETs that act as an attenuator. The attenuator is connected to a biasing source that provides a floor bias voltage. An output of the attenuator is connected to the gate of a third FET connected to the input photocurrent. The output voltage responds as a function of the light intensity at the photodetector while the bias voltage determines the range of light intensity for normal operation of the photosensor circuit. In a photosensor array with an appropriate bias current, the image scene contrast is amplified while the photosensor circuits automatically adapt to the overall light intensity.
Ridout & Maybee Llp
Rockwell International Corporation
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