Vehicle vision system with windshield mounted camera

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera module disposed at a windshield of a vehicle;
• wherein said camera module comprises a camera and a circuit board;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, said camera has a field of view forward of the vehicle and through the windshield of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises (i) an imager and (ii) a lens;
• an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;
• wherein said image processor is disposed at said circuit board;
• wherein said camera is electrically connected to circuitry established at said circuit board;
• wherein said camera is electrically connected to said circuitry established at said circuit board via a flexible electrical connection;
• wherein, via said flexible electrical connection, said circuitry established at said circuit board (i) provides power to said camera, (ii) controls said camera and (iii) receives image data from said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, at least a portion of said circuit board is disposed at the windshield further from the windshield than said lens of said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, at least a portion of said circuit board is disposed at the windshield higher up than said lens of said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, said circuit board is angled relative to a principal axis of the field of view of said camera;
• wherein said image processor comprises part of a driver assistance system of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein said driver assistance system comprises at least one system selected from the group consisting of (i) a vehicle headlamp control system of the vehicle, (ii) a lane change assistance system of the vehicle, (iii) a lane departure warning system of the vehicle, (iv) an object detection system of the vehicle, (v) a traffic sign recognition system of the vehicle and (vi) a distance determining system operable to determine distance to a leading vehicle.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera module disposed at a windshield of a vehicle;
• wherein said camera module comprises a camera and a circuit board;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, said camera has a field of view forward of the vehicle and through the windshield of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises (i) an imager and (ii) a lens;
• wherein said imager comprises a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in multiple columns and multiple rows;
• an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;
• wherein said camera is electrically connected to circuitry established at said circuit board;
• wherein said camera is electrically connected to said circuitry established at said circuit board via a flexible electrical connection;
• wherein, via said flexible electrical connection, said circuitry established at said circuit board (i) provides power to said camera, (ii) controls said camera and (iii) receives image data from said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, at least a portion of said circuit board is disposed at the windshield further from the windshield than said lens of said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, at least a portion of said circuit board is disposed at the windshield higher up than said lens of said camera;
• wherein, with said camera module disposed at the windshield, said circuit board is angled relative to a principal axis of the field of view of said camera;
• wherein said image processor comprises part of a driver assistance system of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein said driver assistance system comprises at least one system selected from the group consisting of (i) a lane change assistance system of the vehicle and (ii) a lane departure warning system of the vehicle.