SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING EVENT TIMING IMAGES

A method for generating time delay integration (TDI) color images at increased resolution, comprising receiving a series of two-dimensional (2D) color images of a scene that includes lines of color sensor pixels, each color sensor pixel including a 2x2 Bayer-type array of photosites, each array consisting of (a) in a first row, a first-type photosite and a second-type photosite and (b) in a second row, a third-type photosite and a second instance of the second-type photosite, the first and second rows being parallel to the lines; and processing the series to generate a TDI color image of an object moving in the scene. FIG. 12 for publication RECEIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES IN THE FORM OF R&G ROWS, COMPOSED OF SIGNALS FROM R AND G PHOTOSITES, AND G'&B ROWS COMPOSED OF SIGNALS FROM G'AND B PHOTOSITES REPEAT FOR EACH PAIR OF NEIGHBORING EVEN AND ODD TDI LINES FORM SERIES OF R&G ROWS, EACH ROW FROM A DIFFERENT IMAGE, FOLLOWING OBJECT THROUGH SCENE INTEGRATE SERIES OF R&G ROWS TO FORM INTEGRATED R&G ROW FORM SERIES OF G'&B ROWS, FORM SERIES OF G'&B ROWS, MATCHED IN TIME TO SERIES OF R&G SHIFTED IN TIME BY ONE FRAME ROWS RELATIVE TO SERIES OF R&G ROWS INTEGRATE SERIES OF G'&B ROWS TO INTEGRATE SERIES OF G'&B ROWS TO FORM MATCHED INTEGRATED G'&B FORM SINGLE, INTEGRATED SHIFTED ROW G'&B ROW POPULATE EVEN TDI LINE WITH POPULATEODDTDILINEWITH COMBINED INTEGRATED R&G ROW COMBINEDINTEGRATEDR&GROW AND MATCHEDINTEGRATED G'&B AND SHIFTED INTEGRATED G'&B ROW OUTPUT TDI IMAGE