Image processor, vehicle, and image processing method

A vehicle comprising a camera and an image processor, wherein the image processor includes:

• an acquisition unit configured to acquire a camera image captured by the camera;
• a first image converter configured to project the camera image onto a flat surface to convert the camera image into a flat surface projection image;
• and
• a second image converter configured to project the camera image onto a curved surface to convert the camera image into a curved surface projection image, and wherein
• the first image converter converts a first image region having a predetermined width within the camera image into the flat surface projection image, and
• the second image converter converts a second image region which is region outside the first image region in a width direction, within the camera image, into the curved surface projection image.

An image processing method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring a camera image captured by a camera provided on a vehicle;
• projecting the camera image onto a flat surface to convert the camera image into a flat surface projection image;
• and
• projecting the camera image onto a curved surface to convert the camera image into a curved surface projection image, wherein
• a first image region having a predetermined width within the camera image is converted into the flat surface projection image, and
• a second image region which is region outside the first image region in a width direction within the camera image is converted into the curved surface projection image.