Infrared camera systems and methods for dual sensor applications

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Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for infrared camera systems and methods for dual sensor applications. For example, in one embodiment, an enhanced vision system includes a visible light sensor adapted to capture a visible light image. The system also includes an infrared sensor adapted to capture an infrared image. The system also includes a processing component adapted to extract a luminance part from the captured visible light image, extract a luminance part from the captured infrared image, scale the luminance parts, and merge the scaled luminance parts to generate an output image. The system also includes a display component adapted to display the output image.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to infrared imaging systems, and more particularly, to infrared camera systems and methods for dual sensor applications. Background technique [0002] Utilize visible light cameras in a variety of imaging applications to capture color or monochrome images. For example, visible light cameras are typically utilized for daytime applications in ambient light. [0003] Infrared cameras are utilized in various imaging applications to capture thermal emissions from objects as infrared images, and thus, the infrared cameras may not depend on ambient lighting. For example, infrared cameras may be utilized for nighttime applications to improve visibility in low light conditions that typically affect cameras limited to the visible spectral band. [0004] However, there are several drawbacks to traditional nighttime implementations for visible and infrared cameras. For example, a vehicle operator may have to alternate between disp...

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