Properties of light reflected from road signs in active imaging for driving safety

Aviran Halstuch, Yitzhak Yitzhaky

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Abstract

Night-vision systems in vehicles are a new emerging technology. A crucial problem in active (illumination-based) systems is distortion of images by saturation and blooming, due to strong retro-reflections from road signs. In this work we quantified this phenomenon. We measured the Mueller matrices and the polarization state of the reflected light from three different types of road signs commonly used. Measurements of the reflected intensity were taken also with respect to the angle of reflection. We found that different types of signs have different reflection properties. It is concluded from our measurements that the optimal solution for attenuating the retro-reflected intensity is using a linear horizontal polarized light source and a linear vertical polarizer. Unfortunately, while the performance of this solution is good for two types of road signs, it is less efficient for the third sign type.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectro-Optical and Infrared Systems
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology and Applications IV
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2007
EventElectro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications IV - Florence, Italy
Duration: 18 Sep 200720 Sep 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6737
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceElectro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications IV
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period18/09/0720/09/07

Keywords

  • Active imaging
  • Blooming
  • Night vision
  • Polarimetry
  • Polarization
  • Retro-reflection
  • Road sign reflection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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