Systems and methods for driver assistance
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorAxel Nix
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Abstract
Systems and method for a driver assistance system including a surround view system are provided. In an example method for automatically selecting a virtual camera position in the surround view system, the method includes selecting one of the one or more vehicle surrounding the host vehicle as a threat vehicle based on at least one of a geographic position, and a velocity of the vehicle relative to one or more of a position, a heading, and a speed of the host vehicle. Based on the selected threat vehicle, the method includes selecting a virtual camera position such that the threat vehicle and a portion of the host vehicle are in view of a virtual camera, and displaying an image from the virtual camera position to a driver of the host vehicle.
Claims20
A method for automatically selecting a virtual camera position in a three-dimensional surround view system, the method comprising:
- receiving a geographic position of other vehicles surrounding a host vehicle;
- selecting one of the other vehicles as a relevant threat vehicle based on at least one of a position, a heading, and a speed of the host vehicle relative to the geographic position of the other vehicles;
- selecting a virtual camera position such that the relevant threat vehicle and a portion of the host vehicle are in view of the virtual camera;
- and
- displaying an image from the virtual camera positon to a driver of the host vehicle.
A surround view system for a host vehicle, comprising:
- a front camera;
- a left side camera;
- a right side camera;
- a rear camera;
- a display;
- a positioning sensor;
- and
- an image processing device operatively connected to the cameras and to the display,
- wherein the image processing device is configured to generate a view having a viewing direction from a virtual camera position, the viewing direction and the virtual camera position being selected from a plurality of virtual camera positions and viewing directions,
- wherein an image from a default view is displayed to a driver of the host vehicle, and
- wherein a viewing direction and a virtual camera position of the default view are selected by the image processing device in response to an output of the positioning sensor.
A surround view system for a host vehicle, comprising:
- one or more cameras;
- a display;
- an object detection sensor and/or a radio receiver;
- and
- an image processing device operatively connected to the one or more cameras, the object detection sensor and/or the radio receiver, and the display,
- wherein the image processing device is configured to generate a view having a viewing direction from a virtual camera position, the viewing direction and the virtual camera position being selected from a plurality of virtual camera positions and viewing directions,
- wherein an image from a default view is displayed to a driver of the host vehicle, and
- wherein the viewing direction and virtual camera position of the default view are selected by the image processing device in response to an output of the object detection sensor and/or the radio receiver.
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