A method of detecting objects with a night vision system is provided. The night vision system includes a light source and a camera. The method includes activating the light source as a sequence of light pulses wherein each light pulse is increasing in intensity for a predetermined number of pulses to...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030155513?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030155513 - Active night vision system for vehicles employing short-pulse laser illumination and a gated camera for image capture
