Image acqusition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle

An image acquisition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle, comprising:

• a housing with an interior protected against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element;
• a electronic circuit accommodated in said housing and associated with connection means with the exterior, for supply and/or bidirectional signal exchange;
• an image detector connected to said electronic circuit and opposed to said window;
• a support attached to the housing to carry an optic system between said image detector and said window;
• and
• positioning means and releasable fixation means to enable at least the focussing of said optic system and the releasable fixation of the module to an external structure of a vehicle,
• wherein said window is associated with at least one device protecting it from external agents and from a luminous incidence, providing an appropriate light pass through said transparent element.