Autobiasing Event Cameras for Flickering Mitigation
Event cameras suffer from flicker-induced performance degradation under strobed illumination (25–500 Hz), where rapid intensity variations cause spurious event generation. To address this, we propose a real-time flicker suppression method that autonomously adapts the camera’s internal bias parameters—leveraging the event camera’s native programmable bias configuration without requiring additional hardware or post-processing filters. A lightweight CNN processes event streams online to identify spatial flicker patterns and dynamically optimize bias settings. Evaluated on YOLO-based face detection, our method significantly improves detection confidence and frame rate: edge gradient error decreases by 38.2% under bright illumination and by 53.6% in low-light conditions. These results demonstrate robustness and effectiveness across diverse lighting scenarios.