Vehicle display including an offset camera view
AssigneeStoneridge, Inc.
InventorsBrad Corrodi, Troy Otis Cooprider, Liang Ma, Banuprakash Murthy
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Abstract
A mirror replacement system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of cameras (22,24) disposed about a vehicle. A vehicle controller is connected to each camera and includes an extrapolation algorithm configured to generate at least one extrapolated image based at least in part on an image feed from the plurality of cameras. The extrapolated image is from the perspective of a virtual camera position (50, 50′, 50″) offset from the vehicle. A display is configured to display the extrapolated image to a vehicle operator.
Claims16
A mirror replacement system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle;
- a vehicle controller connected to each camera in the plurality of cameras, the vehicle controller including an extrapolation algorithm configured to generate at least one extrapolated image based at least in part on an image feed from the plurality of cameras, the at least one extrapolated image being from a perspective of a virtual camera position offset from the vehicle, wherein the virtual camera position is one of multiple fixed virtual camera positions stored in the vehicle controller;
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- a display configured to display the at least one extrapolated image to a vehicle operator, wherein the displayed virtual camera position is selected from the multiple fixed virtual camera positions based on a location of an object detected by the vehicle controller, the displayed virtual camera position includes an obstruction between the virtual camera position and the object detected by the vehicle controller, and where the obstruction is rendered at least partially transparent.
A mirror replacement system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle;
- a vehicle controller connected to each camera in the plurality of cameras, the vehicle controller including an extrapolation algorithm configured to generate at least one extrapolated image based at least in part on an image feed from the plurality of cameras, the at least one extrapolated image being from a perspective of a virtual camera position offset from the vehicle, the vehicle controller is connected to at least one source of data exterior to the vehicle, and wherein data from the at least one source is used by the extrapolation algorithm;
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- a display configured to display the at least one extrapolated image to a vehicle operator.
A mirror replacement system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle;
- a vehicle controller connected to each camera in the plurality of cameras, the vehicle controller including an extrapolation algorithm configured to generate at least one extrapolated image based at least in part on an image feed from the plurality of cameras, the at least one extrapolated image being from a perspective of a virtual camera position offset from the vehicle, the vehicle controller is connected to at least one source of data exterior to the vehicle and the at least one source of data includes a wireless connection to local sensors in an operating environment, the local sensors including proximity sensors and a camera disposed on a drone, and wherein data from the at least one source is used by the extrapolation algorithm;
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- a display configured to display the at least one extrapolated image to a vehicle operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.