Detection of objects outside of an optical sensor field of view
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsTzvi Philipp, Ron Hecht, Omer Tsimhoni, Ariel Telpaz, Gershon Celniker
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Abstract
A system for detecting objects in an environment around a vehicle includes an optical sensor having a base field of view (FOV), and an optical element disposed proximate to the optical sensor, the optical element configured to receive light from a region outside of the base FOV and direct the received light to the optical sensor. The system also includes a processor configured to receive an image from the optical sensor, and detect an object in the region based on a visual artifact produced in the received image by the received light.
Claims20
A system for detecting objects in an environment around a vehicle, comprising:
- an optical sensor having a base field of view (FOV);
- an optical element disposed proximate to the optical sensor, the optical element configured to receive light from a region outside of the base FOV and direct the received light to the optical sensor;
- and
- a processor configured to receive an image from the optical sensor, and detect an object in the region based on a visual artifact produced in the received image by the received light.
A method of detecting objects in an environment around a vehicle, comprising:
- monitoring the environment and collecting an image generated by an optical sensing device, the optical sensing device including an optical sensor having a base field of view (FOV), and an optical element disposed proximate to the optical sensor, the optical element configured to receive light from a region outside of the base FOV and direct the received light to the optical sensor;
- generating the image by the optical sensing device;
- analyzing the image to detect a visual artifact produced in the image by the received light;
- and
- detecting an object in the region based on the visual artifact.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions;
- and
- a processing device for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the processing device to perform:
- monitoring an environment around a vehicle and collecting an image generated by an optical sensing device, the optical sensing device including an optical sensor having a base field of view (FOV), and an optical element disposed proximate to the optical sensor, the optical element configured to receive light from a region outside of the base FOV and direct the received light to the optical sensor;
- generating the image by the optical sensing device;
- analyzing the image to detect a visual artifact produced in the image by the received light;
- and
- detecting an object in the region based on the visual artifact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.