Vision system for vehicle

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a forward facing camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said forward facing camera having a forward field of view through the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
• said forward facing camera comprising an imaging array sensor and a lens;
• wherein said forward facing camera is operable to capture image data for a plurality of driver assistance systems of the equipped vehicle;
• an image processor operable to process captured image data;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling is determined;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, an oncoming vehicle approaching the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, said vision system determines whether a detected oncoming vehicle is in a lane to the right of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling or is in a lane to the left of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, lane markers of the road lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling are detected;
• wherein a display system of the equipped vehicle generates a heads-up display of lane markers viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
• and
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, said generated heads-up display is adjusted to alert the driver to a lane drift or a lane departure by the equipped vehicle.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a forward facing camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said forward facing camera having a forward field of view through the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
• said forward facing camera comprising an imaging array sensor and a lens;
• wherein said forward facing camera is operable to capture image data for a plurality of driver assistance systems of the equipped vehicle;
• an image processor operable to process captured image data;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling is determined;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, an oncoming vehicle approaching the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, said vision system determines whether a detected oncoming vehicle is in a lane to the right of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling or is in a lane to the left of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling;
• wherein one of said plurality of driver assistance systems comprises a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein another of said plurality of driver assistance systems comprises a driver assistance system selected from the group consisting of (i) an intelligent headlamp control system of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a traffic sign recognition system of the equipped vehicle, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system of the equipped vehicle and (iv) an adaptive front lighting system of the equipped vehicle;
• and
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, undulations in the road being travelled by the equipped vehicle are detected.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a forward facing camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said forward facing camera having a forward field of view through the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
• said forward facing camera comprising an imaging array sensor and a lens;
• wherein said forward facing camera is operable to capture image data for a plurality of driver assistance systems of the equipped vehicle;
• an image processor operable to process captured image data;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling is determined;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, an oncoming vehicle approaching the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, said vision system determines whether a detected oncoming vehicle is in a lane to the right of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling or is in a lane to the left of the determined lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, a light beam emanating from a headlamp of the equipped vehicle is adjusted;
• wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of captured image data, lane markers of the road lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling are detected and road curvature in front of the equipped vehicle is detected;
• wherein one of said plurality of driver assistance systems comprises a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle;
• and
• wherein another of said plurality of driver assistance systems comprises a driver assistance system selected from the group consisting of (i) a traffic sign recognition system of the equipped vehicle and (ii) an adaptive cruise control system of the equipped vehicle.