Device and method for providing a vehicle surround view

A device for providing a vehicle surround view for a vehicle, comprising:

• vehicle cameras which provide camera images of a vehicle environment of the vehicle;
• a location-detection unit which detects a change in location of at least one vehicle camera relative to a normal driving or standing plane of the vehicle;
• and
• an image data processing unit which projects the camera images provided by the vehicle cameras onto a projection surface to generate the vehicle surround view, which projection surface is adapted according to the detected change in location of the vehicle camera,
• wherein an inclination-capture unit captures a currently existing inclination of the vehicle relative to the normal driving or standing plane.

A device for providing a vehicle surround view for a vehicle, comprising:

• vehicle cameras which provide camera images of a vehicle environment of the vehicle;
• a location-detection unit which detects a change in location of at least one vehicle camera relative to a normal driving or standing plane of the vehicle;
• and
• an image data processing unit which projects the camera images provided by the vehicle cameras onto a projection surface to generate the vehicle surround view, which projection surface is adapted according to the detected change in location of the vehicle camera,
• wherein a display unit displays the generated vehicle surround view to a driver of the vehicle.

A method for providing a vehicle surround view for a vehicle, comprising:

• (a) generating camera images of the vehicle environment of the vehicle by means of vehicle cameras;
• (b) detecting a change in location of the vehicle cameras relative to a normal driving or standing plane of the vehicle;
• (c) adapting a projection surface according to the detected change in location of the vehicle cameras;
• (d) projecting the generated camera images onto the adapted projection surface in order to generate the vehicle surround view;
• and
• (e) at least one of (i) rotate the projection surface about one or more axes of rotation relative to the normal driving or standing plane and (ii) shift said projection surface in a translational manner relative to a coordinate system origin, according to the detected change in location of the at least one vehicle camera.