rFpro has integrated Solectrix’s SXIVE image signal processing (ISP) technology into its AV elevate simulation platform, allowing engineers to develop and optimise camera systems before physical hardware is available. The software-based ISP enables simulation and tuning of processing stages including debayering, colour correction, tone mapping, denoising, lens distortion and lens shading correction. A camera with unbalanced channel configurations simulates real-world sensor configurations and artifacts from internal processes, such as demosaicing. The approach supports earlier development of camera-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving systems while reducing reliance on physical hardware for testing and data collection. Engineers can assess camera performance across repeatable driving scenarios and edge cases, including low sun, reflective roads, bright headlights and underground or covered parking. The system can generate synthetic video data processed through the simulated ISP for training perception models, allowing different image-processing parameters to be assessed across large datasets without collecting each dataset using physical camera hardware. Matt Daley, Technical Director at rFpro, said ISP optimisation is a key competitive differentiator, and the combined simulation environment and ISP model create a faster and safer way for engineers to tune settings in dynamic driving conditions. Engineers can vary the driving environment and camera processing configuration, such as comparing colour-balancing settings for pedestrian detection in a dark, wet urban environment versus daylight. Solectrix’s SXIVE comprises image-processing software, hardware accelerators, applications and plugins, configurable for ADAS