Control system for rear view devices in a vehicle
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsAdrian Goral, Kamil Lelowicz
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes at least one rear view device, a sensor, and at least one processor. The sensor is for capturing data relating to a vantage point of an occupant within a vehicle. The processor is configured to (i) determine, from the captured data, a vantage point characteristic and (ii) based on a classification of the determined characteristic, generate a signal for adjusting a field of view of the at least one rear view device.
Claims13
A vehicle system comprising:
- at least one rear view device;
- a sensor for capturing data relating to a vantage point of an occupant within a vehicle;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- (i) determine, from the captured data, a vantage point characteristic, and
- (ii) based on a classification of the characteristic, generate a signal for adjusting a field of view of the at least one rear view device, wherein:
- the classification is determined by reference to an average or neutral vantage point of the occupant determined from captured data,
- a forward driving detection mode is executed by classifying the characteristic from a deviation in the average or neutral vantage point corresponding to a change in posture over an extended period of time, and
- the adjustment to the field of view is practically imperceptible to the occupant by implementing a gradual proportional movement.
A method of controlling rear view functions in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining an average or neutral vantage point of a driver, relative to a rear view device, from data captured by a driver monitoring system;
- classifying a vantage point characteristic, corresponding to a change from the determined average or neutral vantage point;
- and
- adjusting a field of view of the rear view device in response to a determined behavior, wherein:
- the characteristic includes at least a forward driving detection mode corresponding to a change from the average or neutral vantage point of the driver over an extended period of time, and
- the adjustment to the field of view is practically imperceptible to an occupant within a vehicle by implementing a gradual proportional movement.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions including:
- determining an average or neutral vantage point of a driver, relative to a rear view device, from data captured by a driver monitoring system;
- classifying a vantage point characteristic, corresponding to a change from the determined average or neutral vantage point;
- and
- adjusting a field of view of the rear view device in response to a determined behavior, wherein:
- the characteristic includes at least a forward driving detection mode corresponding to a change from the average or neutral vantage point of the driver over an extended period of time, and
- the adjustment to the field of view is practically imperceptible to an occupant within a vehicle by implementing a gradual proportional movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.