Efficient image processing for increased resolution and color correctness of CMOS image sensors

This paper describes fast demosaicing methods to quadruple the resolution of a CMOS camera. The resulting increase in accuracy in camera calibration and object detection is important for local vision robots, especially those that use computer vision as their only source of information about the state of the world. The paper describes two methods for demosaicing: interpolation and variance demosaicing. A comparison of three sample views is shown to demonstrate the increased resolution and the difference between the interpolation and variance demosaicing methods. Both demosaicing methods work well. Variance demosaicing performs better around edges in the image, but is computationally more expensive.