Vehicular multi-sensor system

A vehicular multi-sensor system, said vehicular multi-sensor system comprising:

• a plurality of vehicular cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular multi-sensor system, said plurality of vehicular cameras having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises at least (i) a forward-viewing vehicular camera disposed in the equipped vehicle behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle and viewing forward of the equipped vehicle through the windshield and having a field of view at least forward of the equipped vehicle and (ii) a rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera disposed at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein (i) said forward-viewing vehicular camera of said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises a megapixel imaging sensor having at least one million photosensing pixels and (ii) said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera of said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises a megapixel imaging sensor having at least one million photosensing pixels;
• a central control module, wherein said central control module comprises a data processor;
• wherein said central control module is disposed in the equipped vehicle at a location that is (i) remote from the location at the windshield of the equipped vehicle where said forward-viewing vehicular camera is disposed and (ii) remote from the location of the rear portion of the equipped vehicle where said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera is disposed;
• wherein said data processor of said central control module comprises an image processor;
• wherein image data captured by said forward-viewing vehicular camera is provided to said central control module via a wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module;
• wherein image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera is provided to said central control module via a wired connection connecting said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera with said central control module;
• at least one radar sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle and sensing exterior the equipped vehicle;
• wherein radar data captured by the at least one radar sensor is provided to said central control module;
• wherein the at least one radar sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle and sensing exterior the equipped vehicle comprises a front radar sensor mounted at a front portion of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said front radar sensor has a field of sensing at least forward of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said central control module receives vehicle data relating to operation of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said vehicle data comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) vehicle speed data, (ii) vehicle steering data, (iii) vehicle yaw rate data and (iv) vehicle acceleration data;
• wherein, at least during a forward driving maneuver of the equipped vehicle, and responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of (i) image data captured by said forward-viewing vehicular camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module and (ii) radar data captured by said front radar sensor, an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of image data captured by at least said forward-viewing vehicular camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module, a plurality of driver assistance systems of the equipped vehicle is controlled at least in part;
• wherein said plurality of driver assistance systems of the equipped vehicle at least comprises (i) a lane keep assist (LKA) system of the equipped vehicle, (ii) an automatic headlamp control (AHC) system of the equipped vehicle and (iii) at least one selected from the group consisting of (a) an adaptive cruise control system of the equipped vehicle (b) a lane departure warning (LDW) system of the equipped vehicle, (c) a traffic sign recognition (TSR) system of the equipped vehicle, (d) a forward collision warning (FCW) system of the equipped vehicle, (e) a vehicle detection (VD) system of the equipped vehicle, (f) a hazard detection (HD) system of the equipped vehicle and (g) an intelligent light ranging (ILR) system of the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein, during a backup reverse maneuver of the equipped vehicle, and responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera with said central control module, video images based on image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera are displayed at a video display screen of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is executing the backup reverse maneuver.

A vehicular multi-sensor system, said vehicular multi-sensor system comprising:

• a plurality of vehicular cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular multi-sensor system, said plurality of vehicular cameras having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises at least (i) a forward-viewing vehicular camera disposed in the equipped vehicle behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle and viewing forward of the equipped vehicle through the windshield and having a field of view at least forward of the equipped vehicle and (ii) a rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera disposed at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein (i) said forward-viewing vehicular camera of said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises a megapixel imaging sensor having at least one million photosensing pixels and (ii) said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera of said plurality of vehicular cameras comprises a megapixel imaging sensor having at least one million photosensing pixels;
• a central control module, wherein said central control module comprises a data processor;
• wherein said central control module is disposed in the equipped vehicle at a location that is (i) remote from the location at the windshield of the equipped vehicle where said forward-viewing vehicular camera is disposed and (ii) remote from the location of the rear portion of the equipped vehicle where said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera is disposed;
• wherein said data processor of said central control module comprises an image processor;
• wherein image data captured by said forward-viewing vehicular camera is provided to said central control module via a wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module;
• wherein image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera is provided to said central control module via a wired connection connecting said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera with said central control module;
• at least one radar sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle and sensing exterior the equipped vehicle;
• wherein radar data captured by the at least one radar sensor is provided to said central control module;
• wherein the at least one radar sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle and sensing exterior the equipped vehicle comprises a front radar sensor mounted at a front portion of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said front radar sensor has a field of sensing at least forward of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said central control module receives vehicle data relating to operation of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, at least during a forward driving maneuver of the equipped vehicle, and responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of (i) image data captured by said forward-viewing vehicular camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module and (ii) radar data captured by said front radar sensor, an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of (i) image data captured by said forward-viewing vehicular camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said forward-viewing vehicular camera with said central control module and (ii) radar data, captured by said front radar sensor, said central control module at least in part controls (i) braking of the equipped vehicle and (ii) speed of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, during a backup reverse maneuver of the equipped vehicle, and responsive at least in part to processing at said central control module of image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera that is provided to said central control module via the wired connection connecting said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera with said central control module, video images based on image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera are displayed at a video display screen of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle who is executing the backup reverse maneuver;
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• wherein image data captured by said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera is provided to said central control module via a digital signal carried over the wired connection connecting said rearward-viewing vehicular backup camera with said central control module.