Machine surround view system and method for generating 3-dimensional composite surround view using same

A method including:

• generating image data of surroundings of a machine;
• generating an initial 3-dimensional composite surround view by projecting the image data on a virtual model,
• wherein the virtual model has a 3-dimensional shape based on an initial calibration position data;
• detecting a first object and a second object in a target field of view of the machine;
• filtering, based on a size of the first object and a size of the second object, data for the first object and the second object to determine to consider the first object and ignore the second object;
• modifying, to obtain a modified 3-dimensional shape, the 3-dimensional shape of the virtual model based on object position data, corresponding to the first object, after filtering the data for the first object and the second object;
• generating an updated 3-dimensional composite surround view by projecting the image data on the virtual model having a modified 3-dimensional shape;
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• providing, for display, the updated 3-dimensional composite surround view on a user display.

An image processing system for generating a 3-dimensional composite surround view, the image processing system including:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive image data of surroundings of a machine;
• generate an initial 3-dimensional composite surround view by projecting the image data on a virtual model;
• receive object position data corresponding to a first object and a second object in a target field of view of the machine;
• filter, based on a size of the first object and a size of a second object, the object position data corresponding to the first object and the second object to determine to consider the first object and ignore the second object;
• modify, to obtain a modified 3-dimensional shape, the 3-dimensional shape of the virtual model based on a position of the first object after filtering the object position data corresponding to the first object and the second object;
• and
• generate an updated 3-dimensional composite surround view by projecting the image data on the virtual model having the modified 3-dimensional shape.