Around view monitoring system and method for vehicles
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsPer STERVIK, Nenad LAZIC
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for illustrating the ground underneath a vehicle using an around view monitoring system. The around view monitoring system comprises at least one camera, a processing unit and a display unit. The method comprises taking at least one image on the ground using at least one camera, tracking the position of the ground with respect to the vehicle and visualizing the ground as an under vehicle view and as a function of the vehicle speed, if the vehicle is moved over at least a portion of the ground. An around monitoring system is also provided.
Claims15
A method for illustrating ground underneath a vehicle using an around view monitoring system, the around view monitoring system comprising at least one camera, a processing unit and a display unit, the method comprising;
- taking at least one image of ground using at least one camera;
- tracking position of the ground with respect to the vehicle;
- and
- visualizing the ground as an under vehicle view and as a function of vehicle speed, if the vehicle is moved over at least a portion of the ground.
An around view monitoring system for a vehicle, the around view monitoring system comprising:
- at least one camera for taking at least one image of ground;
- and
- a processing unit configured to communicate with the at least one camera;
- wherein the processing unit is configured to track a ground area with respect to the vehicle based on the at least one image and to generate a signal for use in visualizing the at least one image as an under vehicle view if the vehicle is moved over at least a portion of the ground area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.