In-vehicle image capture device
AssigneeValeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
InventorTatiana Grulois
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Abstract
An in-vehicle image capture device for acquiring at least one image inside the vehicle. The device includes an at least infrared-sensitive camera arranged to acquire the at least one image. The camera includes a main optical axis; a protective panel including a secondary optical axis. The protective panel is arranged to mechanically protect the camera. The camera includes at least one optical element arranged to add, to at least one portion of the at least one image, a barrel optical distortion. The protective panel is arranged to add, to the at least one portion of the at least one image, a pincushion optical distortion.
Claims16
An image capture device housed on board a vehicle for acquiring at least one image inside said vehicle, said device comprising:
- an at least infrared-sensitive camera configured to acquire said at least one image, said camera comprising a primary optical axis;
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- a protective panel comprising a secondary optical axis, said protective panel is configured to mechanically protect said camera by at least partially covering a field of view of said camera,
- wherein said camera comprises at least one optical element configured to introduce an optical barrel distortion on at least one portion of the at least one image,
- wherein said protective panel is configured to introduce an optical pincushion distortion on the at least one portion of the at least one image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.