Recreational vehicle vision system
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorSoumya Dash
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Abstract
Vision systems may be used to aid complex maneuvers of recreational vehicles, particularly when an operator's view of objects is obstructed by portions of the vehicle. A recreational vehicle vision system may include a camera, processing circuitry, and a display device. The camera may be mounted to any suitable portion of the recreational vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to receive image data from the camera, detect an object in the image data that is obscured from direct view of an operator of the recreational vehicle, and generate a virtual projection of the detected object. The display device is configured to display at least a portion of the image data and at least a portion of the virtual projection.
Claims20
A recreational vehicle vision system, comprising:
- a camera mountable to a portion of a recreational vehicle and configured to generate image data indicative of an environment around the recreational vehicle;
- a display device configured to display information to a user;
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- processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the camera and the display, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
- receive image data from the camera,
- determine, based on the image data, a position of an object that is obscured from a direct view of at least one of the camera and an operator of the recreational vehicle,
- generate virtual projection data indicative of the object at the position, and
- transmit display data including at least a portion of the image data and at least a portion of the virtual projection data to the display device.
A method of enhancing visibility for a recreational vehicle operator, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving, by processing circuitry, image data from a camera mountable to a portion of a recreational vehicle, wherein the image data is indicative of an environment around the recreational vehicle;
- analyzing, by the processing circuitry, the image data to determine a position of an object obscured from direct view of at least one of the camera and an operator of the recreational vehicle;
- generating, by the processing circuitry, virtual projection data indicative of the object at the position;
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- transmitting, by the processing circuitry to a display, display data including at least a portion of the image data and at least a portion of the virtual projection data.
A recreational vehicle, comprising:
- a roll-over protection system (ROPS);
- a camera mounted to the ROPS;
- processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the camera and configured to receive image data therefrom;
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- a display device communicatively coupled to the processing circuitry,
- wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
- analyze the image data to identify potential obstacles in a path of the recreational vehicle,
- generate a graphical overlay indicating the identified potential obstacles, and
- cause the display device to present the graphical overlay superimposed on a portion of the image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.