Dual node composite image system architecture

An electronic controller unit (ECU) that facilitates generating a composite image using a multi-node computer architecture for an articulated vehicle, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive from a first set of one or more cameras captured video data of an area surrounding a first portion of the articulated vehicle;
• receive from a secondary ECU video data captured by a second set of one or more cameras of an area surrounding a second portion of the articulated vehicle;
• determine an angle of articulation between the first and second portions of the articulated vehicle;
• and
• for each video frame, stitch together a composite surround view image of the articulated vehicle from the captured image data received from the first and second sets of one or more cameras while compensating for the determined articulation angle.

A method of generating a composite surround view image using a multi-node computer architecture for an articulated vehicle, comprising:

• receiving at a first processing node captured image data of an area surrounding a first portion of the articulated vehicle from a first set of one or more cameras;
• receiving at a second processing node captured image data of an area surrounding a second portion of the articulated vehicle from a second set of one or more cameras;
• receiving at the first processing node the captured image data of the area surrounding the second portion of the articulated vehicle;
• and
• generating a composite image of the articulated vehicle from the captured image data received from the first and second sets of one or more cameras.

An apparatus that facilitates generating a composite image using a multi-node computer architecture for an articulated vehicle, comprising:

• first receiving means for receiving at a first processing node captured image data of an area surrounding a first portion of the articulated vehicle from a first set of one or more cameras;
• second receiving means for receiving at a second processing node captured image data of an area surrounding a second portion of the articulated vehicle from a second set of one or more cameras;
• wherein the first receiving means is further configured to receive from the second processing node the captured image data of the area surrounding the second portion of the articulated vehicle;
• and
• processing means for determining an articulation angle between the first and second portions of the articulated vehicle and compensating for the determined articulation angle when generating a composite image of the articulated vehicle from the captured image data received from the first and second sets of one or more cameras.