US 8,543,330 B2Granted

Driver assist system for vehicle

AssigneeDonnelly Corporation

InventorsDavid W. Taylor, Kevin C. McCarthy, Niall R. Lynam, Kenneth Schofield

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Abstract

A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having an exterior field of view relative to the vehicle, and a video display operable to display image data captured by the camera and viewable by the driver of the vehicle. The driver assist system is operable to detect objects present in the exterior field of view of the camera. The driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver. The driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert and an audible alert responsive to detection of an object exterior of the vehicle. The visual alert includes electronically generated indicia that overlay displayed image data and that at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object and (ii) highlight a detected object.

Claims89

Dependent claims

A driver assist system for a vehicle, said driver assist system comprising:

a rearward facing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having a rearward field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a video display viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said video display is operable to display image data captured by said rearward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to detect objects present in said rearward field of view of said rearward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of said displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object rearward of the equipped vehicle during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide an audible alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object rearward of the equipped vehicle during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein said visual alert comprises electronically generated indicia that overlay said image data displayed by said video display, and wherein said electronically generated indicia at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object rearward of the equipped vehicle and (ii) highlight a detected object rearward of the equipped vehicle.

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A driver assist system for a vehicle, said driver assist system comprising:

a rearward facing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having a rearward field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a forward facing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having a forward field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a video display viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said video display is operable to display at least one of (i) image data captured by said rearward facing camera and (ii) image data captured by said forward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to at least one of (i) detect objects present in said rearward field of view of said rearward facing camera and (ii) detect objects present said forward field of view of said forward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of said displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide an audible alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein said visual alert comprises electronically generated indicia that overlay said image data displayed by said video display, and wherein said electronically generated indicia at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle and (ii) highlight a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle.

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A driver assist system for a vehicle, said driver assist system comprising:

a rearward facing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having a rearward field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a forward facing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having a forward field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a video display viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said video display is operable to display at least one of (i) image data captured by said rearward facing camera and (ii) image data captured by said forward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to at least one of (i) detect objects present in said rearward field of view of said rearward facing camera and (ii) detect objects present said forward field of view of said forward facing camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of said displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide an audible alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said visual alert comprises electronically generated indicia that overlay said image data displayed by said video display, and wherein said electronically generated indicia at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle and (ii) highlight a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
and
at least one user input, wherein at least one of (i) said at least one user input comprises at least one input for a telematics system of the equipped vehicle, (ii) said at least one user input comprises at least one input for a navigational system of the equipped vehicle, (iii) said at least one user input comprises at least one input for a navigation function of said driver assist system, (iv) said at least one user input comprises at least one input for a biometric system of the equipped vehicle and (v) said driver assist system controls operation of said video display responsive, at least in part, to said at least one user input.

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A driver assist system for a vehicle, said driver assist system comprising:

a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assist system and having an exterior field of view relative to the equipped vehicle;
a video display viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said video display is operable to display image data captured by said camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to detect objects present in said exterior field of view of said camera;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of said displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver assist system is operable to provide an audible alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle responsive to detection of an object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said visual alert comprises electronically generated indicia that overlay said image data displayed by said video display, and wherein said electronically generated indicia at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle and (ii) highlight a detected object exterior of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein, responsive to detection of an object, the driver's attention is drawn to an object displayed on said video display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/621,382Filed 17 Sep 2012 · continuation
Priority: 2 Mar 2000
Published: US 2013/0016209 A117 Jan 2013
Granted: 24 Sep 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification41 codes

B60R 1/28
For viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle: with an adjustable field of view
B60C 23/0408
Mounted on the wheel or tyre: transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
B60N 2/976
Details or parts not otherwise provided for: massaging systems
B60Q 1/2665
Mounted on parts having other functions: on rear-view mirrors

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