Vehicular driver monitoring system with camera view optimization

A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:

• a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the camera viewing interior of the vehicle and capturing image data;
• wherein the interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror head that is adjustable relative to a mounting portion via at least one pivot joint, and wherein the mounting portion is attached at an interior portion of the vehicle;
• wherein the camera is disposed at the mirror head and moves in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to the mounting portion;
• an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software;
• wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera;
• wherein the camera comprises an imaging array sensor and a lens;
• wherein the imaging array sensor comprises at least one million photosensor elements arranged in rows and columns;
• wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, monitors the eyes of a driver of the vehicle;
• wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, determines driver drowsiness;
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• wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system adjusts viewing of the eyes of the driver by the camera to accommodate a change in a scene viewed by the camera.

A vehicular driver monitoring system, the vehicular driver monitoring system comprising:

• a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular driver monitoring system, the camera viewing interior of the vehicle and capturing image data;
• wherein the interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror head that is adjustable relative to a mounting portion via at least one pivot joint, and wherein the mounting portion is attached at an interior portion of the vehicle;
• wherein the camera is disposed at the mirror head and moves in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to the mounting portion;
• an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software;
• wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera;
• wherein the camera comprises an imaging array sensor and a lens;
• wherein the imaging array sensor comprises at least one million photosensor elements arranged in rows and columns;
• wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, monitors a body portion of a driver of the vehicle;
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• wherein the vehicular driver monitoring system, responsive to determining a change in position of the body portion of the driver within a field of view of the camera, adjusts viewing of the body portion of the driver by the camera.